The creation of defense bases is by nature organizational. The goal is to put support capabilities in common on a territorial and joint basis, since all French MoD structures physically located near the defense base are to be supported by the "Defense Base Support Group" (GSBdD or "Groupement de Soutien…
The reform of the French armed forces, which is now taking place is at least as thorough as the professionalization reform initiated in 1996. This reform is twofold as it results from the convergence of two distinct reviews: on the one hand it stems from the White Paper on defense…
At the heart of logistics and sustainment are readiness issues. “If the military and its equipment are not ready to fight, its ability to influence events is significantly reduced. And the ability to count on availability of weapons systems is a significant aspect shaping concepts of operations worldwide", he explains.
The search for a balanced agreement has led to a risk sharing approach between Dassault Aviation and the French government: on the company's part, the challenge is to give a guarantee on a very high reliability of equipment for the coming years; on the state's part, it is to take…
Even thought immediate parallels to Hurricane Katrina have been made, the real story is the way the US Military in Haiti has been building on the lessons learned by providing aid and comfort to the victims of the 2005 Tsunami.
There is a debate simmering “under the radar” between different camps, mostly within the U.S. Army, concerning which is best suited to meet the demands of combat operations in Afghanistan: tracked or wheeled combat vehicles.(...) The debate between Strykers and HBCT vehicles tends to cloud the more relevant and important…
The cost for deployed soldier in Afghanistan will be multiples higher than for the deployed soldier in Iraq. Dependent on which analyst is doing the assessment, the number ranges from 2 to 4 times higher
One of the major budgetary challenges for 2010 and 2011 will be providing for the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq and the training and support for Iraqi security forces. These costs will be variable, notably they depend upon events and are subject to ruptures in the process. These costs…
