The French newspaper Le Monde confirmed that in the event of a major conflict, French troops would face a serious shortage of long-range artillery and ammunition, in addition to the French army’s lack of modern weapons.
Le Monde wrote after closed parliamentary hearings in the National Assembly with the participation of representatives of the General Staff of the French Armed Forces that Chief of Staff Thierry Borcart said that the French army had fought an unequal struggle in recent years, prompting it to make “concessions”. which reduced some of the possibilities of the French.
For his part, the Chief of Staff of the French Navy, Admiral Pierre Vandieu, admitted that “the French fleet has never been so small.”
The number of fighters in France has also been reduced by a third, it became necessary to purchase additional drones and long-range artillery, and modernize air defense systems.
And although not so long ago, the French troops received new models of equipment, modern weapons of the army are still not enough.
Source: linta. Ro