BUILDING THE DEFENCE
OF TOMORROW TOGETHER
OUR MISSIONS
At the core of the Ministry of Defence
DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AGENCY
Equipping
the Armed Forces
Preparing the future
of Defence systems
Promoting Defence
equipment exports
MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE
DGA
CEMA
SGA
Chief Executive
of the DGA
Chief of the
Defence Staff
Secretary General
for Administration
CEMAT
CEMM
CEMAA
Chief of Staff for the
Ground Forces
Chief of Staff
for the Navy
Chief of Staff
for the Air Force
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OUR ORGANISATION
Inspection
NORBERT FARGÈRE
Scientific Advisor
HISHAM ABOU-KANDIL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DGA
Communication
FLORENCE FAYOLLE
LAURENT COLLET-BILLON
Defence and Information
Security
ERIC BRUNI
Deputy Director General
VINCENT IMBERT
Armament Gendarmerie
JEAN-LUC PAYRARD
Deputy for Modernisation
BENOÎT LAURENSOU
Chief of staff
YANNICK CAILLIEZ
Modernisation
& Quality
BENOÎT LAURENSOU
Operations
Directorate
MONIQUE LEGRAND-LARROCHE
Strategy Directorate
JEAN-PIERRE DEVAUX
International Development
Directorate
STÉPHANE REB
Technical Directorate
FRANCOIS COTE
Human Resources
Directorate
BENOÎT LAURENSOU
Plans, Programmes &
Budget Directorate
CHRISTOPHE FOURNIER
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1961…. 2015 AND BEYOND
DGA on the move
10,000 employees including more than 50% engineers and managers
An engineering force
A compact format in preserving its technical and managerial qualities
Tools and methods at the best international industrial standards :
overall certification ISO 9001 (2nd renewal), certification ISO 14001
of DGA centres (environmental excellence approach, eco-design
of armaments programmes)
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OUR LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
A network of equipment attachés
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INVEST IN INDUSTRY
EQUIP THE ARMED FORCES
PREPARE THE FUTURE*
€ 10.835 M
€ 776 M
DGA, lead investor
for French
government
DGA, lead
European Defence
research player
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* 2013 payments in € millions
INVEST FOR THE ECONOMY
165 000 mostly high-tech jobs
that can’t be relocated
Regions irrigated by Defence
investments
Value created
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INNOVATE FOR THE FUTURE
Identify futures threats
Detect emerging technologies
Keep technology ahead
Manage a complete ecosystem
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a chain of stakeholders: research laboratories,
academic and industrial partners
a strategy: sciences & technologies
for the Ministry of Defence
tools and systems: from the laboratory to the demonstrator
- RAPID
- ASTRID
- ASTRID maturation
- R&T
- Theses
- Future investment programmes…
PRIX
DÉFENSE
nEUROn:
technological
demonstrator
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PROGRAMMES KNOW-HOW
Phases and participants
80 programmes managed by the DGA
Project management and coherence of all of our weapon systems
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PROGRAMMES KNOW-HOW
Integrated programme team
DGA
Programme Director
Technical, Contractual,
Management… Experts
DEFENCE
STAFF
SUPPORT
STRUCTURES
In-service
Support
manager
Programme
Officer
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INDUSTRY
11 GROUPS OF TECHNICAL SKILLS
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25 TECHNICAL JOBS
TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW
DGA centres with essential skills to build the Defence system
High-precision striking systems
Interoperability and networked-based operations
Information control
Air defence
Robots and tactical drones
Anti-IED warfare
CBRN Defence
Cyberdefence
Electronic warfare
Naval mine warfare
Air safety…
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COOPERATION
Part of DGA’s DNA
SCORPENE
A400M
FREMM
SAMP/T
Driver of a pragmatic cooperation
Strategic partnership, PROSUB, HX-BR, SGDC, …
Technical arrangement, A400M team training, space observation, MALE UAV
Signature of naval and air-land LOI (letter of intent)
Preparation of 2nd phase of European Secure Software defined Radio (ESSOR) project
Agreement on joint support for the A400M
In 2013, France chaired the G5 within NATO
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SUPPORT FOR EXPORTS
France reasserts its leading position in the world military equipment market
Exports in 2013: more than 6.9 billion euros + 42 % (estimate)
Organise and coordinate the governmental support
in collaboration with the Armed Forces and the diplomatic network
Support industries
prospecting at major Defence trade shows, demonstrations with the Forces’ participation
Provide knowledge of the Defence environment
necessary to prepare files presented by manufacturers (export credits and prospecting)
Assist our partners during the whole contracts, from requirement analysis to removal from service,
by drawing on the DGA’s technical expertise
Support, finance and assist exporting SMEs
Military equipment is exported in strict accordance
with our international commitments
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DGA
SYNTHESIS
Roles within the ministry of defense
• Total coherence of the armament’s systems
• Controlled risks for the management of complex
projects
• Systems’ expertise and test
• Industrial and technological policy on an European
scale
• Contribution to exports
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