28 novembre 2014. Portail des Sous-Marins

La Royal Navy pourrait demander à des escadrilles américaines d’utiliser son futur porte-avions, suite à des retards de livraison de ses chasseurs F-35 B.

Des sources au sein du ministère britannique de la défense expliquent que l’US Marine Corps se verrait proposer d’utiliser le HMS Queen Elizabeth.

La Grande-Bretagne prévoit que sa première escadrille de F-35 soit opérationnelle en 2018, mais selon la BBC, des retards sont prévisibles. Le ministère ne dit être informé d’aucun retard.

L’objectif est qu’une escadrille de F-35 britanniques soit opérationnelle en 2021. Mais il s’écoulera au moins 3 ans entre la mise en service du Queen Elizabeth (2018) et celle des escadrilles de F-35.

La commande des 14 premiers chasseurs devait intervenir en février. Mais des doutes persistants sur la fiabilité du logiciel et un incendie de moteur ont retardé la décision. Le mois dernier, la Grande-Bretagne a finalement annoncé sa première commande, mais elle ne portait que sur seulement 4 avions, juste de quoi effectuer les essais du Queen Elizabeth, « avec des F-35 B britanniques, pilotés par des pilotes britanniques. »

Après les élections générales en 2015, une nouvelle revue de défense devrait être lancée. Les 2 porte-avions devraient faire l’objet d’une attention particulière.

De nombreuses décisions ont été bloquées en attendant le résultat de la revue, comme par exemple les moyens de communication.

Référence : BBC News

25 novembre 2014. Portail des Sous-Marins

La base navale de Ksar Seghir est achevée à 80% et sera terminée et opérationnelle en 2015. C’est ce qu’a révélé récemment le ministre délégué chargé de l’Administration de la Défense nationale, Abdellatif Loudiyi, qui s’exprimait en commission parlementaire dans le cadre de la discussion du projet de Loi de Finances 2015.

Référence : Rapide Info (Mauritanie)

25 novembre 2014 par François d'Alançon – LaCroix.com

Au printemps 2015, la marine chinoise fera une nouvelle apparition en Méditerranée. L’occasion ? Des exercices navals conjoints avec la Russie annoncés la semaine dernière à Pékin. Un signe des ambitions de Pékin qui montre ses prétentions de puissance globale.

L’an dernier, la marine chinoise avait envoyé une flottille pour un mois en Méditerranée. En 2007, Pékin avait affiché pour la première fois sa présence en Méditerranée avec deux bateaux.

Suite de l’article

23/11/2014 IsraelDefense

BAE and IMI offer the IDF an extended and upgraded version of the veteran M-113 APC, fitted with an active protection system and passive and reactive protection

Not just Merkava (NAMER) APCs? BAE and IMI have jointly offered IDF a project involving the acquisition of extended and upgraded M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers.

The need for the prompt renewal of at least a portion of the IDF APC fleet is one of the significant lessons derived from the fighting in the Gaza Strip. IDF entered the operation with an insufficient amount of protected Merkava (NAMER) APCs, and were consequently compelled to also employ outdated M-113 APCs, dating back to the 1970s. One of these APCs was bogged down owing to a technical malfunction during the operations of the Golani brigade in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and was subsequently destroyed by an antitank missile. In the attack on the stranded APC and the subsequent evacuation operations, 13 troopers and commanders were killed and dozens were injured. IDF had to employ artillery fire in order to support the evacuation effort.

As reported in the special edition of Israel Defense magazine that concluded Operation Protective Edge (Issue #22), IDF hastened to cancel a planned cut in the manufacture of future NAMER APCs pursuant to the operation. The NAMER APCs are manufactured as a joint project with the General Dynamics Company in the USA, with some of the financing provided through US Aid funds.

During the visit by Defense Minister Ya'alon to the USA in late October 2014, it appeared that IDF will increase by 200 the number of NAMER APCs originally ordered prior to the war.

Israel Defense has learned that the joint proposal of BAE and IMI involves the renewal and upgrading of APCs in a manner similar to a project recently completed in Canada. According to the proposal, the old APCs are to be cut across the middle and extended. At the same time, all of the APC assemblies are to be replaced, including the engine and the steering system: the old joystick-driven system will be replaced by a steering-wheel driven system. The new engine has a 400hp output and this power boost will enable the fitting of 6 tons of passive and reactive protection, in addition to an active protection system.

The cost of the upgrading process can be significantly lower than the cost of a new NAMER APC, which is estimated at around US$ 5 million, but according to the proposal submitted to the IDF Ground Arm, the upgrading project is just a "complementary project" to the planned acquisition of the NAMER APCs. IDF are to review the proposal over the coming weeks.

Le holding familial GIMD va renforcer son contrôle sur Dassault Aviation - photo Dassault

30/11/2014 Bruno Trevidic- les Echos

En rachetant 8 % de ses actions, l’avionneur renforce la position de la famille Dassault et son attractivité en Bourse.

November 22, 2014 Livefist

Smashing week for India's Akash SAM. Not that it needed any more of a push. But what a week.

This image from noon on Friday is the first one out from this week's training user trials of the Akash SAM conducted by the Indian Air Force at the Integrated Test Range (Nov 17-21). This particular test on Friday at 12.10pm involved a quick succession salvo test in which the two SAMs in the picture were fired at Meggitt Defence Systems Banshee Jet 80 aerial targeting drones.

The New Indian Express quotes a source as saying, "While the first missile successfully destroyed a fast moving aerial target at a low altitude, the second missile had a direct hit with the unmanned aerial target Banshee Jet 80 nearly 4-km away at 35 meter altitude above sea level proving the system’s capability against subsonic cruise missile." (While this is largely what I hear from my sources too, I'm picking up that that the range was more out to about 8-km in the low-altitude engagement and about 24-km for the second missile).

Starting Monday, a random selection of production series Akash missiles (from Bharat Dynamics Ltd) were fired at a series of targets ranging from para barrels, flare targets and on two occasions the Banshee Jet 80 drone. The series of tests is being described as the most successful so far (similar tests in April and June went well too though).

The Akash SAM has been in service for over two years now. This weeks training user trials have proven once again the system's maturity. Orders worth $3.7 billion have so far been placed by the IAF and Army (eight IAF squadrons and two regiments) on the Akash SAM system, and there will be more.

source Chaire Economie de Défense

Ouvrage édité par La Documentation française, en octobre 2014.

L’industrie française de défense est peu connue. Or, elle occupe une place importante dans le système productif et les grands groupes industriels de défense sont très présents dans la politique technologique conduite depuis la fin des années 1950. Elle demeure un des fleurons de la France sur les marchés internationaux, alors que la dégradation inquiétante de son industrie manufacturière devient un thème de débat dans les politiques publiques.

Cet ouvrage analyse les mécanismes de l’industrie française de défense, il souligne les singularités de son mode d’organisation, de fonctionnement et son importance qui résultent de son caractère régalien. dans le contexte géoéconomique prévalant depuis le début des années 2000, les enjeux de sécurité nationale ouvrent des perspectives importantes aux groupes de l’armement qui peuvent y trouver un « relais de croissance ».

Les perspectives et les limites de la coopération internationale, ainsi que le volume des exportations d’armes et les conditions particulières de leur mise en œuvre sont également analysés.

Ce livre entend ainsi contribuer aux réflexions nécessaires sur la place de l’industrie de défense dans l’économie française.

30.11.2014 Source EU Naval Force Somalia

EU Naval Force Warship HNLMS Van Speijk Provides Assistance to Seafarers off the Somali Coast On Sunday 2 November 2014, EU Naval Force warship, HNLMS van Speijk, came to the assistance of local seafarers, after their boat suffered severe engine problems out to sea. U Naval Force Flagship ITS Andrea Doria Departs Dubai After Counter-Piracy Week The flagship of the EU Naval Force, ITS Andrea Doria, has completed her visit to Dubai.  The Italian Navy destroyer was in port to participate in the UAE counter-piracy week between Monday 27 and Friday 31 October. erman Maritime Patrol Aircraft Achieves 4,000 Flying Hours with EU Naval Force off the Coast of Somalia On Sunday 2 November the German Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), which is currently operating as part of the EU Naval Force, reached an impressive 4,000 flying hours milestone with Operation Atalanta. oyal New Zealand Air Force Completes Successful Mission with European Union’s Counter-Piracy Operation Atalanta off the Coast of Somalia Between 24 October – 6 November 2014 the Royal New Zealand Air Force contributed to the European Union’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia. U Naval Force Warship BNS LEOPOLD I Visits Kenyan Fishermen at Sea EU Naval Force warship BNS Leopold I carried out a friendly approach on a Kenyan fishing vessel in the Somali Basin. U Naval Force Warship BNS LEOPOLD I reaches the Halfway stage of her Deployment EU Naval Force warship BNS Leopold I is now halfway through her deployment as part of EU Naval Force. Over the last two months, the warship has conducted counter-piracy operations across the Area of Operations. She has also conducted friendly approaches on more than 20 local dhows and skiffs. U Naval Force Warship HNLMS Van Speijk hosts visit by the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy On the 9th of November, EU Naval Force Warship HNLMS Van Speijk was honored by the visit of the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Lieutenant-General Rob Verkerk. U Naval Force and Chinese Navy Ships Meet at Sea in the Gulf of Aden On Monday 10th November, the EU Naval Force Flagship, ITS Andrea Doria, and the Chinese Flagship CNS Changbaishan met at sea in the Gulf of Aden. U Naval Force Flagship ITS Andrea Doria Meets Local Seafarers in Gulf of Aden One of Operation Atalanta’s objectives is to develop a greater understanding of the way of life of fishermen and other seafarers who sail in the Gulf of Aden. As a result, EU Naval Force flagship, ITS Doria was recently tasked to meet local fishermen, who, until two years ago, lived with the constant fear of being attacked by Somali pirates. panish Ambassador in Oman Visits ESPS Navarra During Port Visit to Muscat On Sunday 9 November the Spanish Ambassador to Oman, His Excellency Mr Juan José Urtasun, paid a visit to ESPS Navarra during her port visit to Muscat. Port visits such as this are an opportunity to resupply the Spanish warship with food and stores, and give the crew the opportunity to take some rest and recuperation when not on-watch or duty. U Naval Force Commander Visits Serbian Maritime Protection Team On Board World Food Programme Vessel On Saturday 15 November the EU Force Commander, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, visited the Serbian maritime protection team that is currently embarked in a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel. The protection team, known as an Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment, or AVPD, is tasked, as part of the EU Naval Force, to protect WFP vessels from pirate attack as they transit along the Somali coastline. hief of the German Navy Vice Admiral Andreas Krause Visits EU Naval Force Operational Headquarters in London Earlier today the Chief of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, visited the EU Naval Force Operational Headquarters in Northwood, London. U Naval Force Warship HNLMS Van Speijk Escorts Food Aid Ship Through Somali Waters EU Naval Force Dutch frigate, HNLMS Van Speijk, has escorted a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel along the Somali coast to keep it safe from a potential pirate attack.  The WFP ship was carrying food such as soya, cooking oil and flour from Mombasa in Kenya to the Somali port of Kismayo. The food will now be distributed to displaced people in Somalia, who have suffered from drought and food shortages. U Counter-Piracy Operation Atalanta Extended to End of 2016 The Council has extended the EU’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta by two more years, until 12 December 2016. The Operation’s main focus is the protection of World Food Programme vessels delivering humanitarian aid to Somalia; and the deterrence, repression and disruption of piracy off the Somali coast. In addition, Operation Atalanta contributes to the monitoring of fishing activities off the coast of Somalia. U Naval Force Warship HNLMS Van Speijk Hosts EU Civilian Crisis Management Committee During their recent port visit to Djibouti, Dutch warship HNLMS van Speijk hosted a visit from the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management, or CIVCOM, which is an advisory body within the European Union dealing with crisis management. U Naval Force Warship BNS LEOPOLD I Conducts Maritime Capacity Building with Tanzanian Navy On 19 and 20 November, during her recent port visit to Dar Es Salam, EU Naval Force warship BNS Leopold I hosted members of the Tanzanian Navy in support of EUCAP Nestor’s initiative to conduct Local Maritime Capability Building (LMCB). U Naval Force Warship Invites Local Somali Leaders On Board During the last week EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Navarra, invited local Somali leaders on board in order to help build relations between the EU Naval Force and the Somali people. U Naval Force Operation Commander and IMO Secretary-General Warn No Room for Complacency Against Somali Piracy The Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force, Major General Martin Smith MBE, visited the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr Koji Sekimizu, at the IMO headquarters in London on Wednesday 26 November. panish Maritime Patrol Aircraft Contingents Hold Handover Ceremony As New Crew Takes On EU Counter Piracy Role Off Coast Of Somalia On Tuesday 25 November the outgoing 20th Spanish Maritime Patrol Aircraft Contingent held a Transfer of Authority (TOA) ceremony with the 21st Contingent team to hand over their counter-piracy duties in the Horn of Africa. The ceremony took place at the French Air Base in Djibouti.

EU NAVFOR ATALANTA
EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia - Operation Atalanta is part of the EU's comprehensive approach to tackle symptoms and root causes of piracy off the coast of Somalia and the EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa adopted in November 2011.

EU NAVFOR conducts anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and the Indian Ocean and is responsible for the protection of World Food Programme (WFP) shipping carrying humanitarian aid to the people of Somalia and Horn of Africa as well as the logistic shippings supporting the African Union troops conducting Peace Support Operations in Somalia (AMISOM). Additionally, Operation Atalanta contributes to the monitoring of fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.

For more information, please visit our website www.eunavfor.eu.

30th November 2014  – by Tom Dyson - europeangeostrategy.org

European defence budgets face a context of long-term fiscal austerity. At the same time, European states are facing an intensity of security challenges unprecedented since the fall of the Soviet Union, including the resurgence of Russia and instability in the Middle East and Africa. In the context of the ‘Asia pivot’ in United States (US) defence and security policy these challenges will necessitate increased European burden-sharing within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) as well as the development of greater European military autonomy from the US through the European Union’s (EU) Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). This fiscal and strategic environment creates a clear imperative for all European militaries to consider how to enhance efficiency in defence spending by pooling and sharing capabilities.

However, the EU’s Ghent Framework and NATO’s Smart Defence have made only limited progress in fostering greater specialisation by national militaries. Where substantial cooperation has occurred, it has taken place on a bi-lateral basis, such as the 2010 Anglo-French Lancaster House Treaties and 2014 Anglo-French Brize-Norton Summit. The downsides of bi-lateralism are evident in the outcomes of defence cuts in Europe which, in the absence of multilateral coordination, are largely leading to specialisation by ‘default’ rather than ‘design’.

The downsides of bi-lateralism are evident in the outcomes of defence cuts in Europe

Britain has traditionally viewed the development of high-end capabilities within the CSDP as anathema, preferring instead to leave higher-intensity operations to NATO. Nevertheless, under the Labour Government (1997-2010) British policy toward the CSDP adopted a broadly pragmatic approach that sought to find common ground with European states, such as France, which sought greater autonomy from the Atlantic Alliance. Indeed, Britain was a central actor in the development of key CSDP initiatives such as the 1998 St Malo Accord and the 2003 EU Battlegroups Initiative.

However, the British approach to CSDP under the Conservative-Liberal coalition (2010-present) has become less willing to countenance any measures which may challenge the centrality of NATO to European defence. Hence the United Kingdom (UK) has failed to make use of the opportunities that the EU affords to identify and overcome European capability shortfalls. The urgency of the challenges of austerity and the contemporary security environment now require a return to a more pragmatic approach by the UK that recognises the opportunities for complementarity between the Ghent Framework and Smart Defence.

The June 2015 European Council provides an excellent opportunity for Britain to re-claim its leadership role in European defence and promote greater military specialisation ‘by design’. The first priority of the UK must be to champion the establishment of a European defence review commission. As Nick Witney has highlighted, such a commission must not only re-examine the European Security Strategy that was last updated in 2008, but also the capabilities needed to implement strategy. The ensuing dialogue about European interests and longer-term defence planning will help to decrease the level of uncertainty about the intentions of European states and permit greater coordination of defence cuts.

The June 2015 European Council provides an excellent opportunity for Britain to re-claim its leadership role in European defence

In addition, the June 2015 European Council must form a turning point in Britain’s relationship with the European Defence Agency (EDA). For too long Britain has undermined the work of the EDA by seeking to limit its budget and by pursuing bi-lateral cooperation outside its institutional structures. Britain should use the European Council to outline its intentions for leadership on greater use of the EDA as a means to coordinate specialisation with both large (France and Germany) and smaller European states and to establish clear, coordinated goals for armaments procurement and troop numbers with other European nations.

The sacrifice of a loss of British military autonomy could be minimised by building in redundancies to ensure that a military operation could proceed, should one or more European nations be unable to contribute. A small reduction in national strategic autonomy is favourable to the far greater loss in British power and influence that will ensue if Britain fails to encourage its European partners to coordinate their defence cuts. A consensus amongst the ‘Weimar Five’ about the need for a renewed impetus behind CSDP pooling and sharing initiatives has emerged in recent years. Furthermore, British leadership on pooling and sharing under CSDP would ultimately be welcomed in Washington as it would enhance Europe’s effectiveness in dealing with security challenges within its geopolitical neighbourhood and create capability synergies which would also be of use to NATO. Within such a facilitative context, British leadership on CSDP would be transformative for European defence.

British leadership on CSDP would be transformative for European defence

The re-emergence of British leadership on CSDP will, however, depend on the outcome of the May 2015 UK general election. Should one party emerge with a workable majority, a window of opportunity will emerge to allow British CSDP policy to be driven by its strategic interests rather than the insularity of the UK Independence Party and Tory backbenchers. The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review which will follow shortly after the general election would then provide an ideal opportunity to integrate ‘specialisation by design’ into British and European defence policy.

This article is part of the “National Perspectives and CSDP” special focus series being published by European Geostrategy. It is the first contribution from a British perspective. Read more about the series.

30/11/2014 Ministère de la Défense

Le ministre de la Défense déplore la mort en opération de l’adjudant Samir Bajja, lors d’un vol nocturne d’entrainement tactique, d’un hélicoptère au Burkina Faso, le 29 novembre 2014 vers 21 heures. Natif de Nîmes et âgé de 38 ans, ce sous-officier aguerri du 4ème régiment d’hélicoptères des forces spéciales de l'armée de terre, appartenait au Service des essences des armées.

Le militaire était à bord d’un hélicoptère Caracal pour un vol d’entraînement lorsque l’appareil s’est écrasé, provoquant sa mort et blessant deux autres membres de l’équipage. Leur pronostic vital n’est pas engagé.

Jean-Yves Le Drian salue l'engagement courageux de l’adjudant Samir Bajja. Engagé dans les armées depuis 16 ans, il avait notamment servi en Côte d’Ivoire, en Afghanistan, au Tchad et au Mali. Il avait été décoré de la Croix de la valeur militaire au titre de son engagement au Mali.

Le ministre de la Défense adresse ses condoléances à sa compagne, à ses proches et à ses compagnons d'armes. Il souhaite un prompt rétablissement aux soldats blessés.

L’adjudant Samir Bajja est le deuxième soldat français à mourir au Sahel depuis le lancement de l’opération Barkhane le 1er août dernier. Cette opération vise à lutter, aux côtés de nos partenaires burkinabés, nigériens, maliens, mauritaniens et tchadiens, contre les groupes armés terroristes présents dans la bande sahélo-saharienne.

28/11/2014 Arméee de l'air

Le 21 novembre 2014, une place de la ville de Belfort a été rebaptisée « place général Albert Charles Meyer », nom d’un illustre concitoyen et figure emblématique de la Résistance et des commandos parachutistes de l’air.

Monsieur Damien Meslot, député maire de Belfort, a procédé à l’inauguration. À cette occasion, l’armée de l’air était représentée par une section d’honneur de la base aérienne 116 de Luxeuil et par une section du commando parachutiste de l’air n° 10 (CPA 10).

Une forte délégation d’anciens des commandos parachutistes de l’air et de l’association des anciens des services spéciaux de la Défense nationale accompagnait la famille du général Meyer.

Biographie du général Meyer

Belfortain d’origine, Albert Charles Meyer souscrit un engagement en septembre 1939 comme pilote, mais les évènements l’empêcheront de poursuivre dans cette voie et il cherchera à huit reprises à rejoindre l’Angleterre. Capturé une première fois, il s’échappe, puis sous l’impulsion des commandants Serot et Pourchot, il poursuit à 19 ans la lutte en France dans la clandestinité du Service de renseignement. Dès juillet 1940, il se lance à corps perdu dans ce combat de l'ombre. Il devient au fil des mois le meilleur agent du réseau «Bruno» en France, en Hollande, en Belgique et en Suisse. Il participe à l'évasion de près de 1 200 français ou alliés dont celle de Robert Schumann, du général Giraud, des époux Joliot-Curie et des parents de Mendès-France qu’il hébergera. Dès 1944, il intègre le Service de renseignement opérationnel de la 1reArmée. Il est alors chargé de missions derrière les lignes ennemies, ce qui lui permettra d’être considéré comme le meilleur artisan de la percée de la trouée de Belfort. Appréhendé et évadé plusieurs fois, il est condamné à mort, puis s’échappera de la forteresse de Fribourg lors du bombardement du 27 novembre 1944 qui fit 30 000 morts. Il rejoindra les forces US à l’issue d’un périple de quatre mois avec trois prisonniers.

Libéré du service actif en 1946, il est volontaire en juin 1951 pour servir en Indochine en qualité de capitaine de réserve. Il y crée et commande un commando de contre-espionnage et de contre sabotage. Il donne ainsi naissance au concept de Brigade de recherche et de contre sabotage (BRCS).

Au printemps 1956, sur décision du général De Maricourt, il crée en Algérie les commandos parachutistes de l’air aux côtés du lieutenant-colonel Coulet. Il prendra le premier commandement du CPA 10.

Il occupera ensuite plusieurs postes, dont celui de chef d’état-major interarmées de la direction de la sécurité militaire et de commandant de la base aérienne de Chartres.

Cinq fois blessé, le général Meyer est Grand-croix de la Légion d’honneur et de l’Ordre national du mérite, titulaire de la Croix de guerre 39-45, de la Croix de guerre des TOE, de la Croix de la valeur militaire, de la Croix de la vaillance vietnamienne avec un total de treize citations dont sept palmes et enfin de la Médaille de la Résistance.

Le 12 mai 2006, des obsèques solennelles lui ont été célébrées en la cathédrale de Saint-Louis des Invalides et les honneurs militaires lui ont été rendus par l’armée de l’air dans la cour d’honneur de l’Hôtel des Invalides en présence de nombreuses autorités.

La promotion 2007 des officiers de l’école militaire de l’air porte son nom.

Paris, le vendredi 28 novembre 2014 Ministère de la Défense

Le ministre des Finances et des Comptes publics, le ministre de la Défense et le ministre de l’Économie, de l’Industrie et du Numérique se félicitent de l’accord annoncé ce jour entre Airbus Group et Dassault Aviation.

L’État a permis cette opération de cession de gré à gré d’un bloc de 8 % du capital de Dassault Aviation, sur les 46,32% détenus par Airbus Group, à Dassault Aviation en renonçant à exercer son droit de première offre conféré par le pacte d’actionnaires établi entre Airbus Group et l’État le 21 juin 2013.

En contrepartie, l’État – via l’agence des participations de l’État et la direction générale de l’armement – et le groupe industriel Marcel Dassault, actionnaire majoritaire de Dassault Aviation, ont conclu ce jour une convention d’une durée minimale de 20 ans permettant à l’État d’assurer la défense de ses intérêts essentiels en cas d’évolution du contrôle de cette entreprise stratégique, du fait notamment de sa contribution à la composante aéroportée de la dissuasion nucléaire. Cet accord entre Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault et l’État est historique puisque pour la première fois dans leur histoire un mécanisme conventionnel les lie directement.

Cette convention prévoit d’octroyer à l’État un droit de préemption en cas de cession d’actions par le groupe industriel Marcel Dassault entraînant sa perte de contrôle sur Dassault Aviation. Ce droit de préemption s’appliquera également à toute cession ultérieure de titres Dassault Aviation effectuée par le groupe industriel Marcel Dassault après la perte de son contrôle. Cette convention n’est pas constitutive d’une action de concert entre les parties, chacune conservant son entière liberté de gestion de sa participation et d’exercice de ses droits de vote.

Le Pacte d’actionnaires liant Airbus Group et l’État reste en vigueur.

Par cet accord avec le groupe industriel Marcel Dassault, l’État s’inscrit pleinement dans le cadre des lignes directrices de l’État actionnaire, en permettant à Airbus Group, dont l’État est actionnaire, de réaliser cette cession tout en renforçant la protection de ses intérêts de souveraineté.

L’État détient (via l’agence des participations de l’État et la Sogepa) 10,97 % du capital d’Airbus Group, ainsi qu’une action de Dassault Aviation.