While European countries increase the defense capacity that will be needed in a potential conflict, they face the problem of not filling their stocks with equipment that will be unnecessarily depleted. François ArbaultWhile officials such as state that it is important to achieve the necessary scale in a war scenario, The new definition of readyThey emphasize that production capacity and technological flexibility should come to the fore.
Some leaders after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Transition to a “war economy”calls, the basic objectives within the scope of Security and Defense policies remain the same: although defense expenditures increase directing the economy entirely to the war effortA unilateral change in direction has not yet occurred.
Capacity and innovation instead of stockpilingThere is a focused approach. Arbault said that being ready does not mean storing thousands of UAVs. with production and technological agility at the same timeIt indicates that it is more logical to act. The example of the UAV development cycle taking 8-10 weeks in Ukraine shows that these processes can still take months or years in Western Europe, and the difference in speed is striking.
As an investment perspective Industrial building blocks suitable for multi-system productionand components come to the fore. Like this instead of dormant stocksParts that can be transformed into many products that can be used in different scenarios can be protected. This approach brings with it the financing problems of the industry; purpose of investment, to quickly commission the necessary production capacity during the war.
With the opinion of the French General Directorate of Armaments, Speeding up production is a critical elementHowever, it is stated that it is unreasonable to maintain the amount of stock during the war. Purchasing new machines and employing qualified human resources more financially sustainableIt is seen as a path; However, purchasing capacity before an order is received inefficient for the public budgetIt is also stated that it may be possible.
Aresia CEO Sylvain Rousseau to overcome industry bottlenecks accelerated production scenarios trainingemphasizes the need. At the same time, shifting civilian production lines to military production will increase costs and reduce visibility of demand in the future. necessary to justify investmentsstates that it will happen. At this point, companies have to fight against demand uncertainty. gaining visibilityThe need still stands out as a critical issue.
A proposal for a new way of workingIt is stated that DGA is working on adapting civilian production lines to military mass production with a few tool changes. The aim is to have a production capacity to meet orders in moments when the crisis may grow. prepare in advanceand necessary equipment test quicklyTo establish a productive cycle of cooperation with industry.
