Ranskan kasvuprosentit puolustuksessa:
CDG tukialus maksaa 10 miljardia
AI 300%, dronet 12%. "Lecornu said militarization of space is “unfortunately” continuing, with projects by the great powers that could endanger security. Spending on robots and drones will increase around 12% to €450 million, while the Armed Forces Ministry plans to triple the budget for artificial intelligence to €300 million, including investment in a supercomputer for defense AI."
Ammusten osto +27% "27% to €1.9 billion, with purchases including MBDA’s Meteor air-to-air missile, Mistral and Aster air-defense interceptors, Scalp cruise missiles and Exocet anti-ship missiles, as well as heavy torpedoes, according to Lecornu. The budget for the SAMP/T NG air-defense system developed together with Italy will double to €500 million."
Avaruus 15% The space budget will increase 15% to €870 million.
Isot ei-ydin hankkeet 16% "budget for large armament programs other than nuclear rising 16% to €10.6 billion. Salaries will account for 27% of the 2025 defense budget, with nuclear deterrence amounting to 14% of spending."
Ydinpelote 8% "nuclear deterrence will climb 8% next year, which will pay for continued development of the M51 submarine-launched ballistic nuclear missile and work on the ASN4G hypersonic missile, expected to enter service in the 2030s, Lecornu said. He also mentioned this year’s start of construction of France’s third-generation ballistic-missile submarine."
Deliveries next year will include 14 Rafale fighter jets, an Airbus A400 transport aircraft, a defense and intervention frigate, 308 armored vehicles in the Scorpion program and 21 renovated Leclerc main battle tanks, according to Lecornu.
France aims to be able to deploy two brigades in an expeditionary capacity in 2027, and have the ability to deploy an Army corps in 2030, either within a NATO framework or outside of it, Lecornu said.
SAMP/T kauppojen kariutuminen Patriotin edestä hatuttaa puolustusministeri Lecornua:
The minister took a swipe at European countries buying the Patriot air-defense system, saying the new generation SAMP/T with its 360-degree radar coverage outperforms its U.S. competitor. First tests with the Aster B1 NT missile to distinguish its target in a saturated airspace with multiple objects have been “very conclusive,” Lecornu said.
The French government has proposed to lift the 2025 defense budget to €50.54 billion (US$55 billion) from €47.23 billion this year.
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