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FIGURES

DEFENCE
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Defence figures 2017-2018
1. The State’s main budgetary missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. The defence budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. The ministry manpower in 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4. Defence pillar of the National Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5. Operational deployments of the French armed forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6. Equipment of the armed forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7. Comparisons of the defence budget between the United States and European countries. 28
8. The youth policy of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9. Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3

10. For further information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Nota bene: the marginal difference that may exist in the totals is due to rounded figures.
 Introduction
This brochure is a summary of the main their disposal the necessary assets to continue their mission serving
figures concerning the French Ministry for France and the French people, on the national territory as well as in
the Armed Forces. It presents the budgetary overseas operations.
data, the number of personnel, the equipment
of the armed forces and the forces deployed Thanks to this budget, the French armed forces - while they have
overseas. been sustainably engaged over and above planned operational
contracts - will be able to start a regeneration of their operational
Throughout this year, the President of the French Republic has capacity, to pursue the reinforcement of intelligence and cyber
stated very clearly his ambition for the French armed forces, i.e. capabilities, to speed up the maintenance and the modernisation
their necessary rising power by increasing national defence spen- of their equipment.
ding to 2% of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025.
The budget of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces in 2018 is Because there are no strong soldiers without happy families, this
the first stage in this dynamic which is extended to the new Military 2018 budget will also make it possible to provide better support to
Planning Law (MPL). This 2019-2025 MPL plans to spend €295bn soldiers and to their families through the Family Action Plan – “Plan
for defence by 2025. Famille” – and to increase support to conditions for personnel of
the French Ministry for the Armed Forces.
4 In 2018, budgetary credits have already increased by €1.8bn, taking
the total budget of the “Defence” mission to €34.2bn (i.e. €34.4bn All these are priorities which will be pursued and emphasized
including resources from sales). All in all, national defence spending by 2019-2025 MPL; “a MPL that takes the human factor into
has increased to 1.82% of national GDP (including pensions) versus account”, which will help fill the gaps of the past and resolutely
1.78% in 2017. prepare the French armed forces for tomorrow’s conflicts.

This unprecedented budget increase, which is three times the increase Florence Parly
between 2016 and 2017, enable the French armed forces to have at Minister for the Armed Forces
1. The State’s main budgetary missions
1.1 Breakdown of budgetary credits among the State missions, excluding financial commitments,
excluding reimbursements and rebates (2018 Initial Finance Law)
2.07 French overseas territories
2.70 Public aid to development
2.46 Veterans, remembrance and defence-nation links (incl. P158)1
3.43 Agriculture, food, fishing, forest and rural affairs
2.94 Culture
3.66 Relationships with territorial administration
2.76 State’s general and territorial administration
3.00 External action of the State
6.33 Pensions and benefit systems
8.72 Justice
11.31 Ecology, sustainable development and mobility
10.86 Public finance and human resources management
15.36 Jobs and employment
10.50 Other State missions
17.23 Territorial cohesion
19.65 Solidarity, social insertion and equal opportunity policy
19.75 Security
27.67
42.55
Research and higher education (incl. P191)
Defence
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71.56 School education
41.78 State financial commitments (for the record)

0 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00

Payment appropriations (PA) in €bn, including pensions.

1. Programme 158 (€101M), entitled “Compensation for victims of anti-semitic persecutions and barbaric acts during World War II”, is under the
authority of the Prime Minister’s department. It aims to provide compensation to aid victims (or their assignees) of anti‑semitic persecutions or
barbaric acts committed during World War II.
 1.2 The French Ministry for the Armed Forces budget (including pensions) within the budget of the State
(2018 Initial Finance Law)
School education Jobs and employment
21.9% 4.7%
State financial commitments Other State missions
(for the record) 7.4%
12.8%
Territorial cohesion
Relationships 5.3%
with territorial administration Solidarity, social insertion
1.1% General
and equal opportunity policy
State budget:
Agriculture, food, fishing, 6.0%
€326.28bn
forest and rural affairs
Security
1.1%
Total for 6.1%
Pensions and benefit systems the French Ministry Research
1.9% for the Armed Forces: and higher education
€45.1bn1 8.4%
Justice
2.7%
Ecology, sustainable
development and mobility
French Ministry
3.5%
6 for the Armed Forces: 13.8%
Public finance and human
resources management P191 Civilian and military dual research
3.3% 0.1%

The French Ministry for the Armed Forces has credits which are allocated Veterans, remembrance
and defence-nation links
over three missions and which constitute 13.8% of the general State budget 0.7%
(excluding pensions: 11.3%). Defence
1. This amount does not cover resources from sales. 13.0%
2. The defence budget
The “Loi organique relative aux lois de finances” (LOLF) budget system law sets forth the budget according to an allocation
of credits for missions, programmes and actions.
Three budgetary missions are thus allocated to the French Ministry for the Armed Forces: the “Defence” mission as
such, the “Veterans, remembrance and defence-nation links” mission, as well as the “Dual (civil and military) research”
programme from the interdepartmental mission for “Research and higher education”.
The 2018 budget for the “Defence” mission amounts to €34.2bn of budgetary credits (excluding pensions), namely
€1.8bn more than its level in 2017. In addition, there are €190M from sales of real estate and equipment, which makes
a total resource of €34.4bn.

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 2.1 The LOLF-format Defence budget

Missions Programmes Actions

Collection and processing of intelligence pertaining

to French security
Environment
and future defence policy (144) Future defence analysis
International relations and defence diplomacy

Deterrence
Command and information management
Deployment – mobility – support
Equipment of the armed forces (146) Engagement and combat
Protection and safety
Defence Preparation and conduct of armament operations
Foreign shares and civilian programmes

Capacity planning and conduct of operations

8 Preparation of land forces
Preparation of naval forces
Preparation and employment of forces (178) Preparation of air forces
Logistics and joint services support
Cost overruns related to deployments abroad
Cost overruns related to domestic deployments
Missions Programmes Actions

Real estate policy

Information, administration and management systems
Human resources policy
Culture and education policy
Restructuring programme
Management, support and communication
Collection and processing of intelligence pertaining
to French security - Staff working for “Environment
Defence Support to defence policy (212) and future defence policy” programme
Future defence - Staff working for “Environment
and future defence policy” programme
International relations
Preparation and conduct of armament operations - 9
Staff working for “Equipment of the armed forces” programme
Capacity planning and conduct of operations - Staff working
for “Preparation and employment of forces” programme
Preparation of land forces - Staff working for “Preparation
and employment of forces” programme
 Missions Programmes Actions

Preparation of naval forces - Staff working for “Preparation

and employment of forces” programme
Preparation of air forces - Staff working for “Preparation
and employment of forces” programme
Logistics and joint services support - Staff working
for “Preparation and employment of forces” programme
Cost overruns related to operations - Staff working
for “Preparation and employment of forces” programme
Real estate - Staff working for “Real estate” action
Social action, unemployment and pensions
Defence Support to defence policy (212) Culture and education policy - management and communication
of historical archives of the Ministry of Defence - Staff working
for “Culture and education policy” action
Restructuring programme - HR
Management, support - Staff working for “Management,
10 support” action
Defence information day - Staff working for “Defence
information day” programme
Influence and external contribution
Management, support and communication - staff
expenditure of ministerial cabinets and attached bodies/
Human resources
 Missions Programmes Actions

Defence information day

Defence-nation links (167)
Remembrance policy
Veterans,
remembrance
and Life debt management
defence-
nation links Management of war disability pensions rights
Recognition and compensation for veterans (169)
Solidarity
Policy in favour of repatriates

Dual research in life sciences

Research Dual research in information and communication
and higher Dual (civil and military) research (191) sciences and technology
education Dual research in aerospace
Other dual research and technological developments
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 2.2 Breakdown of budgetary credits by programme (overseas operations and including pensions)

€179.52M
€2,317.67M €1,395.65M
€42.68M €10,243.25M “Defence” mission: €42,741.48M
Environment
and future defence policy (P144)
Equipment of the armed forces (P146)
Preparation and employment of forces (P178)
Support to the defence policy (P212)

Total for
the French Ministry “Veterans, remembrance
for the Armed Forces: and defence-nation links”
€45.3bn mission: €2,360.36M
(including pensions
and resources from sales) Defence-nation links (P167)
Recognition and compensation
for veterans (P169)

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Dual
(civil and military) research P191: €179.52M
€22,985.70M €8,116.88M Dual research (P191)

For the record: the marginal difference that may exist in the totals is due to rounded figures.
2.3 Breakdown of the “Defence” mission’s budgetary resources
(2018 Initial Finance Law, including resources from sales)

Strategic operations 2018 resources

in €bn
Total cost of salaries (T2) excluding overseas operations 11.7 Total cost of salaries
T2 overseas operations (provisions) 0.3 €11.9bn
Training (AOP) 1.2
Excluding equipment
Running and specific activities (FAS) 2.4
€4.0bn
Excluding T2 overseas operations (provisions) 0.4
Other armament operations (AOA) 1.3
Nuclear deterrence (DIS) 4.0
Support equipment (EAC) 0.9
Armament programmes environment (EPA) 0.1
Scheduled equipment maintenance (EPM) 3.9 Equipment
Scheduled staff management (EPP) 0.3 €18.5bn
Defence infrastructures (INFRA) 1.5 13
Programmes with major impact (PEM) 5.5
Prospects and preparation of the future (PPA) 0.6
Intelligence (RENS) 0.3
“Defence” mission total excluding pensions 34.4
Pensions 8.4
“Defence” mission total including pensions 42.7
For the record: the marginal difference that may exist in the totals is due to rounded figures.
 2.4 Support to Defence Research and Development
The French Ministry for the Armed Forces fosters and supports industrial and technological innovation. In 2018, the French
Ministry for the Armed Forces allocates €4.7bn to Research and Development (R&D).

RESEARCH RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) AND TECHNOLOGY (R&T)
including Defence studies including Technology demonstrations

€4.676bn €855M
P146
• Development P146 • Subsidies ONERA and
Franco-German Research
Institute in St. Louis (ISL) - P144
DEFENCE
STUDIES P146
including R&T P191
P144
€1.559bn
• AEC* research P146 TECHNOLOGY
• Dual research P191 DEMONSTRATIONS
P144
• Operational P144
and technical operational
studies P144 €723M
• Strategic P144 • Contracts concluded
14 and future-oriented studies with industry
• Subsidies which provide
P144
support to innovation
on dual matters (ASTRID,
RAPID**, PhDs,
competitiveness clusters)

* French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

** Projects developed within “SME Action” Plan (SME = Small and medium-sized enterprises).
The sum specified for each circle includes in particular the sum indicated for the inner circle.
3. The ministry manpower in 2017
3.1 Breakdown of personnel by staff category in “ETPT”1
Public-sector workers
15,476
Cat. C or level III Officers
20,937 35,542
Source: DRH-MD/Social Report 2017
Cat. B or level II (document to be published in mid-July 2018).
12,289
Field: all soldiers and civilian personnel
Cat. A or level I
11,681 under the French Ministry
for the Armed Forces’ PMEA in 2017.
Volunteers* Only gendarmes under the French Ministry
1,957 Total staff:
for the Armed Forces’ PMEA.
266,792

* Excluding volunteers of the SMV (Voluntary
Military Service).

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Enlisted NCOs²
ranks-and-files³ 92,586
79,324

1. Full-Time Worked Equivalents: unit of headcount which takes into account the agent’s period of professional activity for the year and his/her working time portion.
2. Non-commissioned officers (petty officers in the Navy).
3. Leading seamen and sailors in the Navy.
 3.2 Breakdown of soldiers, by staff category and by managing service

In ETPT Officers NCOs Enlisted ranks-and-files Volunteers1 Total %

Army 13,866 38,602 61,579 421 114,468 55.5
Navy 4,459 23,230 6,782 856 35,327 17.1
Air Force 6,343 24,193 10,144 105 40,785 19.8
Gendarmerie2 197 1,875 0 427 2,499 1.2
SSA 3,176 4,318 0 132 7,626 3.7
SEA 204 325 819 0 1,348 0.7
DGA 1,790 0 0 0 1,790 0.9
SCA 1,823 6 0 16 1,845 0.9
Other managing services3 684 37 0 0 721 0.3
Total 32,542 92,586 79,324 1,957 206,409 100.0
% 15.8 44.9 38.4 0.9 100.0
16 Source: DRH-MD/Social Report 2017 (document to be published in mid-July 2018).
Field: all soldiers under the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ PMEA in 2017.

1. Excluding volunteers of the SMV (Voluntary Military Service).
2. Only gendarmes under the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ PMEA.
3. APM, CGA and SID.
3.3 Breakdown of civilian personnel, by staff category and by employer service

Cat. A Cat. B Cat. C Public-sector

In ETPT Total %
or level I or level II or level III workers
Army 820 1,122 2,637 3,370 7,949 13.1
Navy 376 587 966 695 2,624 4.4
Air Force1 770 893 783 2,730 5,176 8.6
Other employer
9,715 9,687 16,551 8,681 44,634 73.9
services2
Total 11,681 12,289 20,937 15,476 60,383 100.0
% 19.3 20.4 34.7 25.6 100.0
Source: DRH-MD/Social Report 2017 (document to be published in mid-July 2018).
Field: all civilian personnel under the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ PMEA in 2017.

1. Including SIAé. 17
2. Including SCA, SSA, DGA, SGA (including DICoD), EMA, DIRISI, SEA, SIMu, DGRIS, DGSIC, DPID, IRSEM, SDBC, CGA, CBCM, DRM, DRSD, DGSE
and PR.
 3.4 Women/men breakdown in ETPT

Soldiers Civilians Total

Women Men Subtotal Women Men Subtotal Women Men Total

Staff 32,012 174,397 206,409 23,014 37,369 60,383 55,026 211,766 266,792
% 15.5 84.5 100.0 38.1 61.9 100.0 20.6 79.4 100.0

Source: DRH-MD/Social Report 2017 (document to be published in mid-July 2018).

Field: all soldiers and civilian personnel under the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ PMEA in 2017.

The average age of soldiers is 33.1 years old (33.1 years old for women and 33.1 years old for men).
The average age of civilian personnel is 47.2 years old (47.6 years old for women and 46.9 years old for men).

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3.5 Breakdown of personnel by status
In ETPT
Soldiers Civilians Staff %
Temporary- Cat. A+ 562 0.9
In ETPT Career Total
career
Cat. A (excluding A+) 6,366 10.5
Officers 24,440 8,102 32,542
Civil servants Cat. B 11,098 18.4
NCOs 46,849 45,737 92,586
Cat. C 16,836 27.9
Enlisted ranks-and-files 0 79,324 79,324
Subtotal 34,862 57.7
Volunteers 0 1,957 1,957
Level I 4,753 7.9
Total 71,289 135,120 206,409
Fixed-term contract Level II 1,191 2.0
% 34.5 65.5 100.0
public servants Level III 4,101 6.8
Source: DRH-MD/Social Report 2017 Subtotal 10,045 16.7
(document to be published in mid-July 2018).
Workers 11,849 19.6
Field: all soldiers under the French Ministry
for the Armed Forces’ PMEA in 2017. Team leaders 2,374 3.9
Public-sector workers
Only gendarmes under the French Ministry for the Armed Technicians with worker status 1,253 2.1
Forces’ PMEA.
Subtotal 15,476 25.6 19
Total 60,383 100.0

Source: DRH-MD/Social Report 2017 (document to be published in mid-July 2018).

Field: all civilian personnel under the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ PMEA
in 2017.
 4. Defence pillar of the National Guard
4.1 Breakdown of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ operational reserve
(excluding national Gendarmerie) by armed forces, departments and managing services

Distribution of volunteers under ESR* by category and by armed forces, departments and managing services
Officers NCOs Enlisted ranks-and-files Total %
Army 4,321 5,572 11,775 21,668 59.7
Navy 1,572 2,490 1,336 5,398 14.9
Air Force 1,329 2,044 2,181 5,554 15.3
SSA 1,583 1,391 24 2,998 8.3
SCA 469 0 0 469 1.3
SEA 39 45 46 130 0.4
DGA 95 0 0 95 0.3
Total 9,408 11,542 15,362 36,312 100.0
20 % 25.9 31.8 42.3 100.0
Data on the 31st December 2017.

* Reserve commitment (contracts).

4.2 Breakdown of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ operational reserve
(excluding national Gendarmerie) per socio-professional category
Proportion (in %)
Active workers 37.16
Students 21.73
Retired workers 11.30
Not known 29.81
Total 100.00
Data on the 31st December 2017.

4.3 Breakdown of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ operational reserve
(excluding national Gendarmerie) per age category
Proportion (in %)
Under 30 years old 36.83 21
≥ 30 years old and < 40 years old 12.88
≥ 40 years old and < 50 years old 19.21
≥ 50 years old 31.09
Total 100.00
Data on the 31st December 2017.
 4.4 Breakdown of ESR* days of activity, by type of managing service

Done Average (man-days)

Army 809,937 37.4
Navy 181,077 33.5
Air Force 193,725 34.9
SSA 62,697 20.9
SEA 3,925 30.2
DGA 1,172 12.3
SCA 14,043 29.9
Total 1,266,576 34.9

Data on the 31st December 2017.

22 * Reserve commitment (contracts).

4.5 Breakdown of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces’ operational reserve
(excluding national Gendarmerie) by department
This map shows zones of defence: Paris, North, West, East, Southwest, Southeast and South.

Île-de-France Overseas departments

Overseas collectivities
Foreign countries

23
Less than 50
50 to 199
200 to 499
500 to 799
800 to 999
More than 999
 5. Operational deployments of the French armed forces
NATIONAL TERRITORY MORE THAN 30,000 FRENCH DEPLOYED SOLDIERS

© Joint Staff / July 2018

13,000 SOLDIERS

SOVEREIGNTY FORCES
French West Indies (FAA): 1,000
French Guiana (FAG): 2,100
Réunion (FAZSOI): 1,700
New Caledonia (FANC): 1,450
French Polynesia (FAPF): 900

7,150 SOLDIERS

PRESENCE FORCES
Senegal (EFS): 350
Ivory Coast (FFCI): 900
Gabon (EFG): 350
Djibouti (FFDJ): 1,450
United Arab Emirates (FFEAU): 650

3,700 SOLDIERS

24 OVERSEAS OPERATIONS

Mauritania - Mali - UNO EU MARITIME MISSIONS NATO NUCLEAR

Burkina Faso - Niger - Barkhane: 4,500 Jeanne d’Arc Mission: 700
DETERRENCE
Chad Lebanon Daman: 700 Sophia: 100
North Atlantic: 200
Sahara Mali Liberia Atalanta Frontex Themis Lithuania eFP: 300
Central African Republic Mali Frontex Indalo CTF 150: 200
Syria - Iraq Chammal: 1,100 Democratic Republic of the Congo Central African Republic Corymbe: 250 Estonia eAP: 100

5 ,600 SOLDIERS 780 SOLDIERS 175 SOLDIERS 1,350 SOLDIERS 400 SOLDIERS
6. Equipment of the armed forces
6.1 Army (figures on the 1st July 2018)
Equipment Amount Equipment Amount
Armoured vehicle Infantry equipment 23,075
Main battle tank 200 FELIN 23,075
Leclerc 2001 Anti-tank weapon system (firing station) 1,046
Tracked armoured vehicle 154 Milan 350
VHM (High-mobility vehicle) 52 MMP (Medium-range missile) 120
DCL (Leclerc repair tank) 18 Eryx 500
AMX 30 D (repair) 30 Javelin 76
EBG (Armoured engineer vehicle) & SDPMAC2 54 Helicopter 284
Wheeled vehicle 6,237 Gazelle 92
AMX 10 RCR 248 Tigre 70
ERC (Wheeled armoured vehicle) 90 Sagaie 70 Cougar 26
VBCI (Armoured infantry fighting vehicle) 628 Puma SA 330 52
Troop transport (all types of LAV) 2,661 Caracal 8
LAV (PVP) 1,167 Caiman 36
LAV (VBL-VB2L) 1,446 Training helicopter 18
VBHP (Highly protected armoured vehicle) 13 Fennec3 18
Buffalo 4 Liaison aircraft 13
Artillery TBM 700 (8), Pilatus (5) 13 25
155 mm self-propelled gun (CAESAR, AUF1 and TRF1) 121 Ground-to-air weapon system 205
VOA (Artillery observation vehicle) and VAB (Armoured Mistral firing station 205
85
personnel carrier) with observation equipment UAV (delivered by air) 61
120 mm mortar 140 SDTI (Sperwer tactical UAV system) 23
LRU (Unitary launch rocket system) 12 DRAC (Close-range reconnaissance UAV system) 38
1. Excluding long-term storage. Source: 2018-2032 Development plan of the Army equipment fleet
2. Pyrotechnic mine disposal system for anti-tank mines. (June 2017 edition).
3. Training fleet (EC120 Colibri) has been outsourced.
 6.2 Navy (figures on the 1st July 2018)
Equipment Amount Equipment Amount
Combat and support ship 72 On-board aircraft 45
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine 4 French Navy Rafale (including the M1 for flight tests) 42
Nuclear-powered attack submarine 6 Hawkeye – E2C 3
Aircraft carrier 1 Maritime patrol aircraft 22
Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) 3 Atlantique 2 22
1st rank frigate1 16 Maritime surveillance aircraft 13
Surveillance frigate 6 Falcon 50 M 8
Offshore patrol vessel2 20 Falcon 200 5
Minehunter 10 Combat and rescue helicopter 56
France’s overseas departments and territories support ship3 3 Caiman Marine (21), Panther (16), 56
Command and replenishment ship 3 Lynx (16), Dauphin Pedro (3)
Landing Platform Dock (LPD) and Landing craft4 17 Support and public service helicopter 26
Maritime Gendarmerie 38 Dauphin N and Dauphin N3+ 8
Patrol boat and costal cutter5 38 Alouette III 18
Hydrographic and oceanographic ship 4 Maritime support aircraft 24
Channel mine clearance and surveillance 7 Falcon 10 M 6
Base ship for mine clearance and sonar towing vessel6 7 Xingu 11
Auxiliary ship 2 Cap 10 M 7
26 Regional support ship7 2 3. 3 multi-mission ships.
Training 14 4. 13 Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), 4 Landing Catamaran (LCAT).
Navy academy training ship and sailing boat 8
14 5. 6 coastal patrol boats (Gendarmerie), 24 coastal surveillance cutters
Experimentations and tests ship 3 for maritime surveillance, 8 surveillance cutters for maritime and port
surveillance.
1. 2 air defence frigates, 2 anti-aircraft frigates, 4 European multi-mission 6. 4 base ships for mine clearance, 3 sonar towing vessels.
frigates, 3 anti-submarine frigates, 5 La Fayette-class frigates. 7. 2 regional support ships.
2. 9 offshore patrol vessels, 3 coastal patrol boats, 2 P 400-class patrol ships, 8. 8 training ships, 2 sailing schooners, 4 sailing cutters.
2 Guyanese light patrol boats (PLG), 3 patrol ships (Arago, Le Malin, Fulmar),
1 Polar Logistic Vessel or PLV.
6.3 Air Force (figures on the 1st July 2018)
Equipment Amount Equipment Amount
Combat aircraft1 229 Training aircraft 139
Rafale (omnirole) 102 Epsilon (pilot’s initial training)
2
32
Mirage 2000 N (nuclear and conventional assault) 16 Alphajet (fighter pilot’s training) 84
Mirage 2000 D (conventional assault) 71 Xingu (transport pilot’s training) 23
Mirage 2000-5 and 2000 C (air defence) 40 Presentation team 14
Transport aircraft 78 Alphajet Patrouille de France 12
A340 and A310 (strategic airlift) 5 Extra 300/330 2
C160 Transall (tactical transport) 18 Helicopter 75
C130 Hercules (tactical transport) 14 Fennec (Air defence - air security active measures) 40
CN235 (tactical transport light) 27 Caracal (Combat Search and Rescue) 10
A400M Atlas (tactical transport with strategic range) 14 Super Puma and Puma (Transport, Search and Rescue)t 25
Support aircraft 20 UAV (delivered by air) 6
C135FR and KC135 (tanker aircraft) 14 Reaper 6
E-3F SDCA (airborne detection command and control) 4 Ground-to-air weapon system 20
C160G (electromagnetic intelligence gathering) 2 Crotale NG 12
Liaison aircraft 27 SAMP “Mamba” 8
A330, Falcon 7X, Falcon 900 and Falcon 2000 7
(aircraft for governmental use)
TBM 700 and DHC6 (liaison aircraft) 20 27
1. Seven Mirage 2000 B are used for the mission of transformation of Mirage 2000 D and Mirage 2000-5. However, they are no longer recognized
in the total of combat aircraft in so far as they are no longer armed. They will be kept until the Mirage 2000 D aircraft’s withdrawal from service.
2. Management of training aircraft Grob 120 and Cirrus SR20 and SR22 has been outsourced.
 7. Comparisons of the defence budget between
the United States and European countries

(as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product [GDP], prices of 2010)

700 4.0%
3.57%
3.5%
600
Defence budget in 2017 $bn (prices of 2010)

3.0%
500

Defence budget in 2017

2.5%
400 2.12%

1.78% 2.0%
300
1.39% 1.5%
1.24%
1.12% 1.15%
200 0.92% 1.0%

100 59.2 0.5%

51.1 47.9
28 617.7 199
23.7
10.6 14
0 0.0%
United United France Europe Germany Italy Netherlands Spain
States Kingdom (20 countries)*
* European countries which are members of Nato (excluding UK).
Source: Nato - Statistical Memorandum (December 2017).
Field: including pensions.
Nota bene: the choice to count in dollars (prices of 2010) is based on the desire to be close to Nato source and not to introduce a bias linked
to the choice of the euro/dollar exchange rate. Data is directly accessible on the Nato website.
8. The youth policy of the French Ministry
for the Armed Forces (1/2)
Defence information day (JDC): Voluntary Military Service (SMV):
786,515 young people have participated in the 18,237 6 operational centres in mainland France have helped to
sessions conducted by 6,621 trainers (active military promote professional integration and citizenship training
personnel and reserve military personnel). (87.81% of young for more than 800 young people in 2017, with an average
people were satisfied with the JDC.) age of 20.
72% rate of professional integration in more than 50 different
Including 33,992 who have been oriented to… types of jobs.
… the local missions: 18,235 73% success rate on driving licence.
… Voluntary Military Service (SMV): 2,820
… Adapted overseas military service (SMA): 2,815
… EPIDE (Establishments dedicated to integration into
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 8. The youth policy of the French Ministry
for the Armed Forces (2/2)

Plan for equal opportunity for young people implemented •C

 ourses: 10,000 courses have been delivered to young people
by the French Ministry for the Armed Forces (PEC): (from the third year of secondary school to seven year degree
after the baccalaureate) by armed forces, departments and
More than 30,000 young people have benefitted from support services of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces.
mechanisms of the PEC.
• “Classes de défense et de sécurité globales” (classes • Defence secondary schools: 360 reserved places for scholar-
which have multi-year partnerships with a military unit among ship pupils in the 6 Defence secondary schools + 6 preparatory
other things): 5,000 pupils, from 217 classes, have benefitted classes for higher education.
from it. There are 200 sponsor military units.
• Tutoring: 370 tutors (officer cadets) have supported 2,056 high
• Centres of “cadets de la Défense”: 714 young people (ages school sponsees.
14-15) from 161 schools; 20 centres for cadets (mainland
France + overseas). • “Réservistes locaux à la jeunesse et à la citoyenneté
30 (RLJC)” (who inform the young people of various options to have
• PMIP-DN (period of initiation into military life and of access to Defence jobs): 171 RLJC have united 3,500 young
improvement in knowledge of national defence): nearly people from priority areas around 500 citizen-based actions.
12,500 young people (ages 16-30).
9. Glossary

APM: Military Criminal Affairs

CBCM: Ministerial Budget and Accounting Control Unit
CGA: General Inspectorate of the French armed forces
DGA: Defence Procurement Agency
DGRIS: Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy
DGSE: Directorate General for External Security
DGSIC: Directorate General for Information and Communication Systems
DICoD: Defence Information and Public Affairs Directorate
DIRISI: Joint Department of Infrastructure Networks and Information Systems
DPID: Directorate for Protection of Installations, Means and Activities of Defence
DRH-MD: Human Resources Department of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces
DRM: Directorate of Military Intelligence 31
DRSD: Directorate for Defence Intelligence and Security
 EMA: Joint Staff
IRSEM: Institute for Strategic Research at the Military School
JDC: Defence information day
LFI: Initial Finance Law
LOLF: Organic Law relating to Finance Laws
LPM: Military Planning Law
OPEX: Overseas operations
PEC: Plan for equal opportunity for young people
PMEA: Ministerial Ceiling of Authorized Posts
PR: Presidency of the French Republic
SCA: Administrative, General Support and Legal Service
SDBC: Subdirectorate for offices (French minister for the Armed Forces’ Cabinet)
SEA: Petrol, Oil and Lubricant Services
32 SGA: General Secretariat for Administration
SIAé: Aircraft Maintenance Service, i.e. State-owned aviation workshops group
SID: Defence Infrastructure Service
SIMu: Joint Ammunition Agency
SMA: Adapted overseas military service
SMV: Voluntary Military Service
SSA: Defence Health Service
10. For further information

French Ministry for the Armed Forces website

www.defense.gouv.fr

Sources:
• 2018 Initial Finance Law
• 2018 Defence Statistical Yearbook
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• 2017 Social Report
• 2017 Defence and National Security Strategic Review
• 2019-2025 Military Planning Law
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