Defense cooperation agreements between France and Great Britain 2010

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The agreements on cooperation in defense and security policy between the UK and France ( English UK-France Defense Cooperation Treaty, also: Lancaster House treaty for defense and security cooperation ), ( French Déclaration sur la coopération de défense et de sécurité ) is there are safety politically and militarily significant agreements between European nuclear powers and NATO -Members United Kingdom and France and has to increase to aim at decreasing defense budgets of the states the collective defense capabilities and also to an improvement in the framework of the NATO alliance and the European Union to contribute . In the British media, these agreements have also been dubbed the Defense Pact.

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On November 2, 2010, the British Prime Minister David Cameron and the French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed the agreements at Lancaster House in London , which include closer cooperation in the arms sector and the armed forces and which are also intended to reduce costs in the defense budget. From a British perspective, these actions build on the results of research into the country's Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR), which foresees closer relationships with key allies closest to British security interests and military capabilities.

On July 8, 2011, after the treaty came into force, a group of high-ranking representatives from both countries, consisting of civilian and military experts, met. It also covered the latest developments in Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf States, as well as piracy off the coast of Somalia, cyber attacks and other technological threats, counterterrorism, and current developments in defense and security Security policy.

On February 17, 2012, both states announced that they would jointly develop MALE by 2020 ; to advance medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles. Manufacturer of a Telemos called UAVs , the defense companies are BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation to be. The British 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery and the French 61 e régiment d'artillerie (61 e  RA) are already cooperating in the further development and interoperability of the British reconnaissance drone Watchkeeper .

Areas of cooperation

In terms of content, the defense ministries of both countries and the media made the following known:

Defense skills

On the aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) and Charles de Gaulle (R 91) , the catapults and holding devices for take-offs and landings of aircraft from both countries are to be converted. The planned construction of a second French aircraft carrier, Project Porte-Avions 2 (Richelieu R 92), should also take this into account. From 2020, a British-French aircraft carrier combat group will also be in action. The military transporters and tanker aircraft of the type Airbus A400M are to be available for both countries from 2012 onwards and, in cooperation with EADS, also include cooperation in training and maintenance. Initial discussions on this took place in June 2010.

Nuclear weapons

In the field of nuclear weapons research and the maintenance of the nuclear arsenal, cooperations are to be established, including the construction of a newly built nuclear weapons simulation center (joint nuclear facility) in Valduc ( Côte-d'Or ) in France by 2022 and cooperation with the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston, West Berkshire .

Combined Joint Expeditionary Force

Both states also agreed to set up a rapid reaction force, Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) / Force Expéditionnaire Interarmées , from 2011 , which should also have air and sea support. The troop strength is said to be around 3,500 to 5,000 soldiers from each nation. The national contingents will remain nationally managed by the troops and will form a network during operations and maneuvers. A regular change of leadership by a commander of the Armée de Terre and the British Army is planned.

Armaments cooperation

In the armaments sector , cooperation in the procurement and financing of new strategic nuclear submarines (cooperation without the area of ​​reactor cores and launchers), anti-ship missiles, drones (by 2030 also air-attackable UAVs), improvement of the jointly produced cruise missile Storm Shadow / SCALP lead to savings. Cooperation in the field of military communications satellites and in the field of information technology ( cyber war ) is also planned.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ London and Paris forge a new military alliance . Spiegel Online , accessed May 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ France and Great Britain plan to develop drones . In: Spiegel Online , accessed May 17, 2012.