In passing, he reaffirmed that the reappropriation of an air defense suppression capability [SEAD – Suppression of Enemy Air Defences], abandoned at the end of the 1990s, is “necessary”.
in 2023, “fighter activity should reach a low point following the withdrawal from service of the Mirage 2000C and the 24 Rafales taken […] for export”
"the activity of fighter pilots should be reduced to 150 hours per pilot" [the NATO standard is 180 hours, editor's note], he further specified, thus confirming the forecasts put forward in budget documents. “This is sustainable as long as it only lasts a year.
"For lack of a sufficient number of Rafale, pilots on 2000C could not switch to Rafale. This is manageable in a short time, given the progress made in simulation,”
"the sale of these 24 second-hand Rafales [to Greece and Croatia, editor's note] will also make it possible to complete the number of active antenna radars [EASA] provided within the EEA. “20% of aircraft are now equipped with AESA radars. We will have deliveries in 2023, with the aim of increasing to 50% by the end of 2023. This is one of the benefits of our Rafale exports. We have indeed invested part of the revenue from these exports on AESA radars"