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If France remains the greatest European military power, is it able to respond to new external threats? What are our shortcomings and our real means in order to be up to the issues?
Tank, formidable guns, combat aircraft, submarines, aircraft carrier and nuclear deterrence: the French army also has a know-how acquired during numerous external operations. But is France armed to deal with current, more intense conflicts? In kyiv (Ukraine), the population is targeted by drones. In recent weeks, up to 600 suicide bomber drones per day have been sent by the Russians to the hearts of cities.
And in a war like this, could France face? No, according to General Patrick Dutartre. “”The discovery of the Ukrainian theater is all these little drones on the battlefield. So it is especially the army that must be equipped with this type of equipment“Said the former Air Force officer. New threat: missile attacks drawn from Yemen by Houthi militias, support from Iran. In the Red Sea, a few days ago, a Liberian boat was hit and sunk. The French army is also threatened by the Houthis.
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