Emmanuel Macron goes Wednesday, November 9 to a military building in the harbor of Toulon (Var) in order to present the major strategic challenges that France must face. Around 12:50 p.m., the Head of State will define the strategies and prospects of the French army for the next few years. Follow our live.
The end of Operation Barkhane announced. The Head of State will take advantage of this strategic review to officially announce the end of the anti-jihadist operation Barkhane in the Sahel, nine years after the arrival of French forces from Mali and three months after their departure, explained the Elysée on Tuesday. .
No announcement on the military programming law. However, the president will not make any announcement on the future military programming law (LPM) 2024-2030, which will overwrite the last two years of the current one (2019-2025). But the defense budget promises to remain on the rise. “We are not preparing an LPM that planes the budget increase of recent years”recently commented Sébastien Lecornu.
Emmanuel Macron helicoptered aboard the Suffren. After the presentation of decorations and then the speech aboard the Diksmuide, an amphibious helicopter carrier, the Head of State will be airlifted aboard the new generation nuclear attack submarine Suffren. He will then go to the Commando Hubert base (special forces) in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, near Toulon.