French Special Forces Acquisitions Report - Staying in the Vanguard

摘要

Despite renewed interest in conventional forces, Sebastien Lecornu of the Ministry of Armed Forces, announced in Le Monde that: "we have chosen to toughen up our model by raising the ambition for their equipment, with an unprecedented effort of EUR 2 Bn." He added: "We will remain in the top three of the best Special Forces in the world". These units will have to adapt to the "hybridisation" of conflicts - the combination of conventional, irregular and asymmetrical means to create tensions to weaken a target country". That said, looking beyond budgetary issues, the SF must benefit from an appropriate governance structure and enter into dialogue with an ecosystem of institutions and industrial players - particularly with fragile start-up SMEs-since the capacity challenges to be managed are substantial. This could involve acquiring additional A400Ms, developing optronic capabilities, or financing a second Caracal squadron.