French arms exports stood at “ more than 18 billion euros » last year, making 2024 « the second best year in our history », greeted the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu this Tuesday, January 7, during his good wishes to the Armed Forces.
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The Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornuwas at the Invalides, in Paris, this Tuesday January 7 for his wishes to the Armies. The opportunity to take stock of the French arms industry, which is doing well, with more than 18 billion euros in French arms exports, the second best year in the history of the France according to the minister.
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Due to ongoing conflicts, global military spending is experiencing exponential inflation and in this favorable context, but where competition is brutal, recognizes Sébastien Lecornu, and the military industry Defense must not miss the mark, reports our journalist Franck Alexandre.
AI at the heart of 2025
It must export to ensure the viability of the economic model and establish itself in disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, an essential condition to guarantee French sovereignty, insists the Minister of the Armed Forces. “ We must dare to adopt more innovative and agile solutions, but also invent the weapons of tomorrow, easier to produce, in large quantities and less expensive. The war economy that we are implementing must, at the same time, make our defense industry more competitive for export, particularly in terms of delivery times and prices. », explains the Minister of the Armed Forces who assures that the industry is ready to innovate: “ In the field of artificial intelligence, the year 2025 should allow us to move to a major scale, and make France one of the first leading countries in the world in terms of artificial intelligence. »
The year 2025 “ should be another record year », hopes Sébastien Lecornu, citing the main equipment of the French defense industry which is enjoying export success: defense and intervention frigates, submarines, radars, artillery, helicopters, Rafale and even anti- new generation SAMP/T aerial systems.
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