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De nouvelles rations de combat adaptées aux forces spéciales à l’étude
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"At present, the individual warfare ration (RCIR) is in the form of a rectangular box weighing 1.5 to 1.8 kg, sealed by a rigid overpack film to avoid 'Crushed during transport and' adapted 'to the combatant's package. Another constraint is that the products it contains can be stored at temperatures up to 55 ° c.

In total, with an energy value of 3,200 kcal (Otan standard, these rasquettes are declined according to 14 menus of which 7 without pork and 4 can be consumed cold. A box must indeed contain a breakfast, an hors d'oeuvre (Sweet and savory), confectionery (chocolate, nougat or fruit paste, caramels, chewing gum) as well as drinks (tea, coffee). [See video below]

If these combat rations are adapted to so-called "conventional" troops, they are not necessarily so for special forces, which have special needs. Hence the study currently being carried out by the Commissariat des Armées.

"This research aims at proposing a product complementary to the rations currently distributed, better suited and more flexible to the troops in action, drawing inspiration from the American concept of 'First Strike Rations' (high energy power and consumption in mobility situation) Explains the Commissariat des Armées.

The idea is therefore to develop "rasquettes" that are both lighter and faster to prepare, while making sure to preserve what makes it a French singularity (to believe the foreign armies), ie their qualities taste.

A prototype is currently being tested by special forces detachments currently deployed to an outside theater. With an energy value of 3,900 kcal, it contains energy bars, sachets of protein-rich products, fruit juices fortified with vitamin C and long-life sandwiches made from wholemeal bread. "The first returns are extremely positive," assures the Commissariat des Armées."

The First strike Ration is a US issued Ration adopted after operations in Iraq and Afghanistan It's designed for use by Forces deploying on the move IE patrol by Vehicle or foot for 72 hours. where the Conventional MRE style ration is designed for a Soldier sitting down, First Strike is oriented for snacking on the move this involves moving away from things like stews or semi liquid based entrees that require heating and utensils.

 

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FMAN/FMC : lancement vertical ?

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"The WFUN / FMC program is on track between London and Paris. On the other hand, some questions about the probable ensilotage of the future ammunition lead to fear that it will become, with the MdCN, not a factor of fluidity but of rigidity against the phases of concentration and division of the Fleet.

On Tuesday, March 28, Harriet Baldwin (British Minister for Defense Acquisitions) and Laurent Collet-Billon (General Delegate for Armaments) signed a Franco-British cooperation agreement to launch a study phase to identify solutions Technical and Technological Advice of the WFUN / FMC (Future Missile Anti-Ship / Future Cruise Missile) or FC / ASW (Future Cruise / AntiShip Weapon).

For three years and for 100 million euros financed in equal shares, arbitrations will be proposed in order to define the future anti-ship and cruise missile for the navies and air armies of the two States. This brings the horizon to 2020 to decide whether to launch a technological demonstrator and then the end of the decade 2020 to dispose of the first ammunition in the forces.

The new missile will jointly replace the Exocet, Harpoon and SCALP (Long Range Autonomous Conventional Cruising System) / Storm Shadow. This would mean understanding that the SCALP-Naval or MdCN (Naval Cruise Missile) are not involved. This is not insignificant since other missile families (Kalibr, BrahMos, Tomahawk) provide as many versions as there are physical environments and launching platforms.

This distinction can also be understood insofar as London has not yet stopped its politico-military arbitrations for both its Type 45 and Type 26. The problem remains as regards the Royal Navy's defective anti-ships capabilities between 2018 and 2030.

But it also questions the versions of the future missile. The capabilities of guidance and navigation intrinsic to the ammunition may not be the same. So the question of whether a NWF / FMC embarked on a ship will also be a cruise missile?

Another issue, with a much greater structural impact, is emerging. All the missiles cited and the CVS401 Perseus concept (see video) proposed are, from a naval platform, fired from a vertical launcher. The Exocet and Harpoon were thrown only from pitchers on a slightly inclined horizontal plane. There is no evidence that the concept phase will retain only the vertical launch of the WFUN / CME for a naval platform. There is also no indication that this future missile could go against the technical choices made around the five oceans.

This is why the French Navy would then have Cornelian choices to make on its future frigates and in particular the FTI (Frigate of Intermediate Size). The FREMMs (Aquitaine classes (and Alsace class?) Are drilled with 32 launchers while the Horizons (Forbin class) are drilled at 48 (with a reserve to increase to 64). 16 missiles with a reserve for 16 more missiles if and only if a 127mm piece is not retained for the naval artillery of these units.

The continuous diffusion of anti-ship missiles to the States has a role of "diffusion of maritime power", or The Diffusion of Maritime Power (title of one of the articles published in James Cable's Diplomacy at Sea, cited in Hervé Coutau- The problem of the aircraft carrier, Paris, Économica, 1990, p.69) since the 1960s, since there is no longer any proportional link between the fire carried, the tonnage of the warship and the fire necessary for Color a ship. This spread has spread to non-state armed groups.

It is very perilous to descend under a minimum supply of anti-aircraft missiles, especially when the doctrine commands the firing of two of these devices against an attacking munition. On the anti-ship missile side, the theoretical and average allocation in Europe is for eight anti-ship missiles per vessel, compared with 12 to 16 in Southeast Asia. And these devices are, very generally, rather designed to put hors de combat rather than to actually sink an adverse ship.

From another perspective, the very invention of the cruise missile participates in the extension of the influence of the Sea on the Earth as much in reaction as in the continuity of the appropriation by the Man of the Air. And these ammunitions are, once again, fired vertically for the present generations.

This is why the combination of the three types of munitions launched vertically leads us to a structural deficit in launching silos, especially for boats pierced at 16 which will certainly not be able to carry the three capacities (air defense, anti-ship and action Towards the earth). Arbitration is not impossible, but paradoxically reduces the ability of the naval structure to spread the use of differentiated missiles on each platform planned for.

In practice, an FIT on a Corymbe mission would not need either anti-ship capability or a highly elaborate air defense. The practical return and analysis of risks and threats do not seem to lead to an operational situation similar to the straits of Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz. On the other hand, not integrating cruise missiles on the FTI leads to depriving itself of a striking capacity in the depth (800 to 1000 km) that would have been useful in the framework of the French military commitments in the Sahelo-Saharan zone . In this perspective, and the examples are likely to multiply, French frigates will not be versatile but at best "bi-valent" and not very capable of switching from one theater to another without changing the missile endowment. Which can only be done along a quay.

This will inevitably lead to specialization of the frigates according to the theaters and missions. The versatility requires, again and again, a higher number, for example, and here, ammunition, than a specialized platform. Frigates, which will no longer be able to swing easily from one theater of operations to another. Ultimately, this leads us to some new problems for the point concentration of the Fleet or a fraction of it. A frigate pierced at less than 48 silos is a factor of rigidity of the organization of the naval forces."

 

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A nice blue

It is also planned an other trainer for replace Alpha Jet.

PHOTO - The first Pilatus PC-21 of the French Air Force

On December 30, 2016, the French Ministry of Defense and the Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus signed a contract, the amount of which was not specified, for the sale of 17 advanced training aircraft PC-21, French Air Force.
These 17 aircraft, the first of which will be delivered from 2018, will be stationed at Cognac Air Base 709, where part of the training of young fighter pilots and navigators officers weapons system takes place.
While waiting for their arrival in France, the employees of Pilatus have already made good progress in the production of the first aircraft, as shown in this photograph (Flickr gallery of the photographer) taken on May 1, 2017.
The aircraft, registered 709-FC (BA 709 of Cognac) and carrying a night blue livery, was photographed here in the hangars of the assembly lines of Pilatus, in the commune of Stans, located in the center of the city. Swiss

As a reminder, this 11-year contract was signed with the British company Babcock Mission Critical Services France (BMCSF) and Dassault Aviation, which will be responsible for implementing these aircraft, and to provide technical support to Of French airmen.

The PC-21s are to replace the Alpha Jet fleet of Tours, whose avionics are obsolete compared to the one developed for the 4th and 5th generation combat aircraft, including the Rafale.
However, part of the "Gadget" fleet should still be used for several decades. In particular those modernized and used at the Cazaux air base to train the pilot pupils in tactical maneuvers and by EE 3/8 "Côte d'Or", in their role as Red Air (or Aggressors).

This contract was concluded following the tender launched in April 2015 by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), who explained that this was the "provision of modernized and (FOMEDEC), with provision of services, support services and associated infrastructure works ".

In detail, BMCSF will aim to ensure the complete follow-up of the PC-21s, to set up "the various simulation tools on the ground, to create infrastructures dedicated to the simulation means", and to constitute a " Support ", again according to the terms of the call for tenders.

The work will be substantial since the DGA is planning on the realization of "about 11,000 to 13,500 flight hours, and for the main simulators: about 3,900 to 5,600 hours for a Full Mission Simulator simulator and about 2 300 to 3,100 hours for a Part Task Trainers simulator ".

These flight hours should therefore make it possible to train, over a year, about 30 Air Force pilot pupils, 10 weapons system navigators, 10 Navy pilots and 10 simulator instructor pupils.
Finally, these planes and their simulators will also allow the training of some fifty experienced fighter pilots.

The latter are the result of the "second circle", which provides for a hundred hours of flight of pilots experienced on simulators to maintain their skills and deploy them in operations if necessary.
The DGA explains that this "second circle" "allows the maintenance of a base of operational skills at a lower cost. It corresponds to a volume of experienced crews who can replace the 1st circle [operational pilots, Editor's note] for certain missions ".

In addition to aircraft, and as discussed above, the contract also provides for the delivery of "Full Mission Simulator", Simplified Flight Simulators (Part Task Trainer, PTT), and ejection simulators ".
Finally, the company will also have to provide "Computer Based Trainer (CBT), mission preparation and mission restitution (SPRM) systems, and simulation tools buildings".

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Mirage 2000C, D to Niamey, Niger

 

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French soldiers deployed in Estonia conduct land operations with Estonian army during exercise Tornado

 

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Les renseignements français cèdent à l'américain Palantir la surveillance du web

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La DGSI n'a pas les moyens d'analyser l'ensemble des données récoltées par le biais de ses systèmes de surveillance. Elle va déléguer à Palantir, cofondée par un membre du cabinet Trump, le traitement de ces données.
Il n'est pas suffisant de voter des tas de

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et

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. La quantité de données amassée par ces grandes oreilles numériques est énorme, et il faut par la suite pouvoir les traiter.

Or, la Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI) s'est rendue compte qu'elle ne possédait pas les moyens suffisants pour le faire.

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a révélé que l'agence française avait signé un contrat avec la firme américaine Palantir, pour la seconder dans ses missions d'anti-terrorisme.

Une solution financée par la CIA
Palantir, société très secrète basée dans la Silicon Valley, financée à son lancement par la CIA et qui serait valorisée aujourd'hui 20 milliards de dollars, est spécialisée dans l'analyse big data et travaille pour des clients tels que le FBI et la NSA. Elle aurait, dit-on, contribué à localiser

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en 2011.

D'après les services, la France n'a pas eu le choix, et dû faire appel aux services d'une entreprise étrangère. "Ils sont les seuls à disposer de cette technologie qui nous est nécessaire", explique à Paris Match un agent de la lutte antiterroriste. "Avec Palantir, les services US vont disposer d'une fenêtre grande ouverte sur des informations sensibles et notre lutte antiterroriste. C'est un moindre mal, mais il ne faut pas être dupe".

"Des problèmes de souveraineté nationale"
Des informations tellement sensibles qu'en février dernier, alors interrogé par L'Express, le ministère de l'Intérieur indiquait: "utiliser une solution américaine, de surcroît financée par la CIA, pose des problèmes de souveraineté nationale".

Le problème se pose avec d'autant plus d'acuité que l'un des co-fondateurs de Palantir est

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dans la Silicon Valley, désormais membre du cabinet du président élu.

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"The ISB does not have the means to analyze all the data collected through its surveillance systems. She will delegate to Palantir, co-founded by a member of the firm Trump, the processing of these data.

It is not enough to vote for a lot of anti-terrorist laws and intelligence imposing the surveillance of the telecoms networks. The amount of data collected by these large digital ears is enormous, and they must be processed later.

However, the Directorate General of Internal Security (ISDB) realized that it did not have sufficient resources to do so. Paris-Match revealed that the French agency had signed a contract with the American firm Palantir, to assist it in its anti-terrorism missions.
A solution funded by the CIA

Palantir, a very secret company based in Silicon Valley, funded at its launch by the CIA and valued today $ 20 billion, specializes in big data analysis and works for clients such as the FBI and the NSA . She reportedly helped locate Bin Laden in 2011.

According to the services, France had no choice, and had to call on the services of a foreign company. "They are the only ones who have the technology we need," explains Paris Match, an anti-terrorist agent. "With Palantir, the US services will have a window open on sensitive information and our fight against terrorism. It's a lesser evil, but do not be fooled."
"Problems of national sovereignty"

The Ministry of the Interior said that "using an American solution, also financed by the CIA, raises problems of national sovereignty".

The problem arises all the more acutely that one of the co-founders of Palantir is Peter Thiel, the only notable support of Donald Trump in Silicon Valley, now a member of the cabinet of the president-elect."

 

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Jan 30, 2017

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NH 90. L'hélico qui n'aimait pas le sel

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: "It is beautiful, it is powerful, very versatile ... But it rusts. Even at 40 million euros the unit. The corrosion problem that affects the NH 90 cell used by the French Navy is still unresolved. ..."

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La disponibilité des hélicoptères militaires a atteint un niveau critique
14 Mai 2017

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"After publishing figures on the availability of the fleet of in-service transport aircraft in the French armed forces, MP François Cornut-Gentille has just received a response from the Ministry of Defense concerning the Park of French military helicopters. And to say that it is alarming!

Indeed, of all these data, no fleet reaches the 50% of availability although the Dauphins and the Panther approach there strongly, followed by the venerable Gazelles. The worst student being the Cougar, with a terrifying availability rate of 9.90%!

As the Military Zone website notes, "an aircraft is said to be 'available' if it is' fit for less than six hours, at least one mission corresponding to those indicated in its Military Characteristic Sheet, ".

Finally, it is necessary to specify that these data are averages and that equipment deployed in external operations and engaged in national territory for public service missions generally have a much better availability than those remaining in mainland France (training and training).

NAVY

• ALOUETTE III (average age of 42.30 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the Alouette III's availability rate is 33.90% for a fleet of 20 aircraft (19 today, as one was lost on 31 January in New Caledonia), with a cost of maintaining An operating condition of € 18.54 million.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 47.60% for a fleet composed of 21 units.

• DAUPHIN and PANTHER (mean age 23.70 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the Dauphin and Panther's availability rate is 49.60% for a fleet composed of 27 aircraft, with an operating cost of 50.89 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 51.10% for a fleet composed of 27 units.

• LYNX (mean age of 35.80 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the Lynx availability rate is 26.70% for a fleet of 18 aircraft, with an operating cost of 27.31 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 17.50% for a fleet of 20 units.

• NH-90NFH CAIMAN (average age 3.40 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the availability rate of the NH-90NFH Cayman is 38.40% for a fleet of 18 aircraft, with an operating cost of 47 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 32% for a fleet of 15 units.


LIGHT ARMY OF THE EARTH (ALAT):

• Gazelle (average age of 31.40 years):

As of December 31, 2016, Gazelle's availability rate is 45.10% for a fleet of 101 aircraft, with an operating cost of 54.13 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 42.10% for a fleet of 115 units.

• TIGRE HAP / HAD (average age 5.50 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the Tiger HAP / HAD availability rate is 25.60% for a fleet of 59 aircraft, with an operating cost of 88.81 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 21.40% for a fleet of 51 units.

• COUGAR (average age of 26.30 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the Cougar's availability rate is 09.90% (!) For a fleet composed of 26 aircraft, with an operating cost of 40.27 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 12.20% for a fleet composed of 27 units.

• NH-90TTH Cayman (average age 3 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the NH-90TTH's availability rate is 41.40% for a fleet of 21 aircraft, with an operating cost of 61.53 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 47.60% for a fleet composed of 17 units.


AIR FORCE :

• H225M CARACAL (mean age of 10.90 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the Caracal availability rate is 31.70% for a fleet composed of 18 aircraft, with a cost of maintenance in operational condition which amounts to 40.40 million euros.

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 34.40% for a fleet of 18 units.
Mixed fleet ALAT and Air Force:

• Fennec (average age of 24.70 years):

As of December 31, 2016, the Fennec (Air and Earth) availability rate is 37.10% for a fleet composed of 58 aircraft, with an operating cost of 31.27 million euros .

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 43.80% for a fleet of 58 units.

• Puma and Super Puma (average age 41.40):

As of December 31, 2016, the availability of Puma and Super Puma (Air and Earth) is 27.70% for a fleet of 105 aircraft, with an operating cost of 106.95 million Of euros (!).

As of December 31, 2015, the availability rate was 32.70% for a fleet of 105 units."

C'est la vie