Operational readiness: how to respond to “the major engagement scenario”?

Last year, the National Assembly’s defence committee launched several flash missions aimed at taking stock of the main challenges facing the French armed forces. One of them, devoted to the operational readiness of soldiers, has just delivered its conclusions.

The operational readiness of the armed forces is a major issue for guaranteeing the credibility of French defence and must therefore be an integral part of the country’s deterrence strategy. According to the definition given by Morgan Paglia of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI): “From initial training to the conduct of multinational exercises, operational readiness aims to align military capabilities (equipment, doctrines, know-how) with the operational contracts decided at strategic level”. It relies on a clear doctrine, high-performance equipment and personnel trained in the right tactics.

At the end of this flash mission, Brigitte Liso and Anna Pic, both members of the National Assembly’s defence committee, consider that...

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