Short Phrase Jean-Yves le Drian last night in his greetings to the armed Val de Grace (my emphasis):
” In the aviation industry, observation drones tenfold our intelligence capabilities and action – but we are only at the beginning operational theaters confront us with new situations -. I think in particular the issue of “access denial”, which can challenge our freedom of action in the same areas where we are engaged. In this framework, some of our allies have already resorted to UCAVs, by demonstrating their effectiveness . “
Reaper French are not armed and therefore lead only ISR missions. The official discourse has been very clear for years: no armed drones
However, it is clear that the government’s posture is changing and the option to arm the MALE drones (current and come) is more clearly posed. Compared to the response made by the same JYLD to a question from MP Fromion last fall (“The question remains. I will say no more.”), One can only note a shift.
And it is also, somehow, a ministerial begin to answer the famous question: “Is it ethical to kill someone from a pilotless plane”, treating it like a drone and leaving a vector / men in the loop to the implementation of armed coercion.
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