General Bansard on the Evolution of Logistics and Sustainment in France (Part One)

02/08/2010
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…

French Land Forces Support:Looking For the Best Business Models

11/15/2009
A Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) approach is in effect being implemented in France, whereby the industry is now welcome to offer customized approaches and solutions to a variety of maintenance and support challenges (...)The Army Chief of Staff (EMAT) is still refining its approach as far as the degree of outsourcing/partnership…