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“Emphasize Versatility” 2012 Tuesday, October 23 / Mardi 23 octobre NEWSNEWS 1 NAVAL DEFENSE AND MARITIME EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE Bilingual edition “EMPHASIZE Édition bilingue VERSATILITY” Interview with Admiral Bernard Rogel, Chief of Sta of the French Navy Admiral, what will the 2012 Euronaval SMX26 the future show mean for the French Navy? of submarine The French Marine nationale is going coastal operations through a pivotal period in its history. On the one hand, the challenges at sea are Le SMX26, le futur des having an increasingly decisive e ect on opérations sous-marines our country’s economy. I’m referring to the côtières. phenomenon of “maritimization”—the twin PAGE 14 sister of globalization. Secondly, our naval defense tools are going through a major upgrade: the gradual introduction of the FREMM multipurpose frigate, and a step- EXCLUSIVE ping up of the Barracuda programs and overseas support ships in particular. The INTERVIEW question is how we will be using these new Entretien exclusif tools in the present context. The Euronaval (© Alain Monot / Marine Nationale) 2012 event will be an excellent opportunity The issue of European industrial coopera- Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, to discuss this subject with our industry part- tion in the naval area is a hot topic. What FIRST SEA LORD and ners and my counterparts in other navies. is your view on this? What are your expec- Royal Navy chief of tations? naval sta What will you be looking for specifically? This cooperation is essential. Today, we Which presentations will most attract your must create economies of scale, conside- PAGE 5 attention this year in particular? ring the reduction in European countries’ In Toulon we had the opportunity to visit our defense budgets and the competition of new ships: BPC, the Horizon frigate, EDA-R, export markets. Joint projects have already REGISTER and Adroit. They use innovative technologies been developed and have proven pertinent, FOR THE and advanced automation, and this causes us e.g., the Horizon and FREMM frigates. But I EURONAVAL to rethink our work methods when it comes think we can go further. The naval defense CONFERENCES to conducting on-board operations as well as industry is still too fragmented. To gain training crews and maintaining ships. I think strength we must continue to make closer Today we must emphasize versatility more than ever ties. We in the military must share in this THE NAVY, A FULL-TIME before. The accelerated pace of mass infor- e ort. Our requirements and specifi cations, FORCE FROM PEACETIME ON mation and, therefore, of political decisions both operational and technical, should be 15:00 forces us to prepare to react quickly by pre- drafted along the same lines between Euro- Admiral Bernard Rogel, positioning ships capable of conducting many pean countries to help contractors create Chief of sta different types of operations. We have seen a series production e ect, which would be of the French Navy that our most versatile tools, such as BPC, fi nancially benefi cial. Register online : frigates, or Atlantique 2 planes are the ones www.euronaval.fr most called upon. So my attention will be fo- Interview conducted or at the Organizer O ce cused on this aspect of versatility. on October 1, 2012. In partnership with Focus on Yourour Maritime Arena Expand Your Horizon with IAI-MALAT’s Long-endurance HERON Maritime UAS Backed by over 1,000,000 operational UAS flight hours, the HERON Maritime UAS offers real-time detection, classification and identification of any type of moving target at sea. • Multiple operational configurations with a variety of multi-sensor suites • Payloads: MPR (with Air-to-Air & weather modes), For an invitation to the live demonstration AIS, SAR, ISAR, EO/IR, ESM, COMINT of the HERON Maritime UAS, please visit the IAI exhibit at Euronaval, Area #F82/F84 • Day & night adverse weather operation TOTAL SOLUTIONS IT’S IN OUR DNA www.malat-iai.com [email protected] «INSISTER SUR LA POLYVALENCE » (© Alain Monot / Marine Nationale) Entretien avec l’amiral Bernard Rogel, Qu’y recherchez-vous plus particulière- La question des coopérations industrielles chef d’état-major de la Marine ment ? Sur quelles présentations votre européennes dans le domaine naval est française attention se portera-t-elle plus précisément d’actualité. Quel regard portez-vous des- cette année ? sus ? Qu’en attendez-vous ? À Toulon, nous avons eu l'occasion de visi- Cette coopération est essentielle. Nous Amiral, que représente pour la Marine fran- ter nos nouveaux bâtiments : BPC, frégate devons aujourd’hui faire des économies çaise l’édition 2012 du salon Euronaval ? Horizon, EDA-R, Adroit. Ils font appel à des d’échelle, compte tenu de la réduction des La Marine vit une période charnière de son technologies innovantes et à des automa- budgets de défense des pays européens et histoire. D’une part, les enjeux maritimes tisations poussées, ce qui nous impose de de la concurrence des marchés à l’export. deviennent chaque jour plus déterminants repenser nos façons de travailler, dans la Des projets communs ont déjà été dévelop- pour l’économie du pays. C’est le phéno- conduite des opérations à bord, mais aussi pés et ont montré leur pertinence : frégates mène de « maritimisation », sœur jumelle en matière de formation des équipages et Horizon, FREMM. Mais je pense que nous de la mondialisation. D’autre part, nous d’entretien des bâtiments. Je crois qu’il nous pouvons aller plus loin. L’industrie navale sommes au début d’un renouvellement très faut aujourd’hui plus que jamais insister de défense est encore trop morcelée. Il faut important de nos outils navals de défense : sur la polyvalence. L’accélération de l’in- poursuivre les rapprochements pour être arrivée progressive des FREMM, montée formation de masse et donc des décisions plus forts. Nous, militaires, avons à prendre en puissance des programmes Barracuda politiques nous oblige à être en mesure de notre part dans cet e ort. Nos cahiers des et des bâtiments de soutien, outre-mer réagir vite et donc à prépositionner des bâ- charges, nos spécifi cations opérationnelles, notamment. Il s’agit donc de réfléchir à timents capables de mener des opérations voire techniques, doivent pouvoir être har- l’emploi que nous ferons de ces nouveaux de natures très di érentes. On le constate : monisés entre pays européens afi n que les 22 OCTOBRE 2012 outils dans ce contexte. Ce salon Euro- ce sont nos outils les plus polyvalents, industriels puissent bénéfi cier d’e ets de naval 2012 sera une excellente occasion tels que les BPC, les frégates ou les avion série, générateurs de gains fi nanciers. d’échanger sur ce sujet avec nos parte- Atlantique 2, qui sont aujourd’hui les plus naires industriels et mes homologues des sollicités. C’est donc cette polyvalence qui Propos recueillis le 1er octobre 2012 autres marines. retiendra toute mon attention. www.schiebel.net versatile /ˈvəːsətʌɪl/ adjective able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities At EURONAVAL 2012, Paris Le Bourget, please visit us at Booth # E16. no 1 - Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - Euronaval News 3 The sea just got safer Total Maritime Awareness with IAI-ELTA’s Multi-Mission Aircraft Operational Capabilities: • Coastal Patrol • Airborne NCO Command Post • Maritime Surveillance • Search and Rescue SEE US AT • Anti-Surface Warfare • Homeland Security EURONAVAL 2012 • Anti-Submarine Warfare • Environmental Protection Area #F82/F84 TOTAL SOLUTIONS IT’S IN OUR DNA www.elta-iai.com Email: [email protected] “THE UK IS COMMITTED TO MEETING ITS GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES” Interview with Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB OBE ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Sta Most European navies are facing heavy budgetary restrictions that impact their programmes. How do SYSTEMS) (© BAE you see the future of the Royal Navy? I would start by saying that the UK is committed «LE ROYAUMEUNI S’EST ENGAGÉ to meeting its global responsibilities and global ambitions articulated in the 2010 National Security À ASSUMER SES RESPONSABILITÉS GLOBALES » Strategy. As such, the Royal Navy will continue to o er options, both politically and militarily, to pro- Entretien avec l’amiral Sir Mark Stanhope, GCB, OBE, ADC, First Sea Lord et chef d’état-major de la Royal Navy ject infl uence and e ect at and from the sea without the necessity for commitment ashore. Within the constraints of the resources allocated to defence, La plupart des marines européennes font naires d’une coalition ; c’est d’ailleurs la a deployed Royal Navy will remain a fundamental face à d’importantes restrictions budgé- raison pour laquelle le Royaume-Uni s’est building block in delivering Maritime Security and In- taires qui ont des répercussions sur leurs par exemple engagé à élaborer le concept ternational Engagement as required by our Defence programmes. Comment voyez-vous l’ave- de force expéditionnaire commune interar- Strategic Direction. And because the Royal Navy nir de la Royal Navy ? mées franco-britannique (Combined Joint 22 OCTOBRE 2012 23 force generates so e ciently, I am confi dent that we Je commencerai par préciser que le Expeditionary Force, CJEF). Vers 2020, will continue to deliver – and deliver in a way that Royaume-Uni s’est engagé à assumer ses la Royal Navy sera également une force provides value for money. This means being at sea responsabilités et ses ambitions globales équilibrée. Le fait de conserver des capa- and at readiness, both of which are important fea- telles que formulées dans la Stratégie de cités si vastes, de la lutte contre les mines sécurité nationale de 2010. La Royal Navy aux frappes de précision, sur le territoire tures when providing meaningful contingent forces, continuera ainsi à o rir des options, aussi national comme en dehors – notamment able to protect our national interests e ectively and bien politiques que militaires, pour proje- dans un environnement où les ressources e ciently around the world.
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