(Together we face the future) Colonel Bruno Mignot Deputy Director, Center for Aerospace Strategic Studies, French Air Staff Copenhagen, 13 November 2014
AGENDA AN ENDURING MANDATE A DECADE OF REFORMS THE NEED FOR A STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION PLAN THE PLAN «UNIS POUR FAIRE FACE» (UPFF)
AN ENDURING MANDATE FRENCH AIR FORCE: INSTRUMENT OF NATIONAL POWER THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE 5 STRATEGIC FUNCTIONS
A DECADE OF REFORMS MANY SUCCESSIVE REFORMS Air 2010 Budget Reform White Paper Public Policy Review White Paper 5 Year Spending Plan 2004 2006 2008 2008 2013 2014 Next? 201?
A DECADE OF REFORMS FRENCH AIR FORCE SITES IN DEC 2012 IDF 2011 TAVERNY CAMBRAI 2012 REIMS 2012 2012 PARIS VILLACOUBLAY BRETIGNY 2012 EVREUX CHATEAUDUN TOURS CREIL PARIS ORLEANS ROMORANTIN METZ NANCY St DIZIER LUXEUIL DRACHENBRONN 2010 COLMAR CINQ MARC LA PILE AVORD DIJON Site closures: Aerodromes Other sites Unaffected sites: Aerodromes Other sites Schoolhouse Lycée 27% of sites closed in 4 years ROCHEFORT SAINTES MERIGNAC CAZAUX MONT de MARSAN COGNAC BEAUSEJOUR 2009 TOULOUSE VARENNES LYON ORANGE SALON ISTRES AMBERIEU GRENOBLE 2012 NICE SOLENZARA
A DECADE OF REFORMS IMPACT OF REFORMS ON PERSONNEL STRENGTH Refocusing on operations Pooling resources Outsourcing 2008 2014 FAF 65,900-24.2% FAF 50,000 Reduce 3,000 / yr Recruit 2,000 / yr Cultivate individual qualities Consolidate the aviator identity MIL. 57,500 CIV. 8,400 % in joint services 10% 29% MIL. 43,600 CIV. 6,400 FAF ALONE = 35,000
THE NEED FOR A STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION PLAN AT STAKE: THE COHERENCE OF THE FRENCH AIR FORCE AT RISK: THE «BUY-IN» OF THE MEMBERS UPFF OBJECTIVES A PLAN TO BUILD THE FRENCH AIR FORCE OF 2020 A PLAN TO GIVE MEANING TO OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES A PLAN TO BE READY TO FIGHT A TRANSFORMATION CENTERED ON THE AIRMAN
THE PLAN STRUCTURED AROUND 5 KEY CAPABILITIES
THE PLAN GUIDED BY 4 CORE AIR FORCE VALUES
THE PLAN 4 AXES OF EFFORT
THE PLAN: AXES OF EFFORT MODERNISE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES & OPERATIONAL TRAINING COMMAND & CONTROL INTELLIGENCE IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION PROJECTION TRAINING Reinforce the ability to plan and control all aerospace operations from Lyon Diversify sensors and develop the capability to fuse multiple sensors Enhancing swiftness throughout all airpower spectrum Develop a mobility concept based on new platforms and improved capabilities Revise initial training and develop new concepts for operational training
THE PLAN: AXIS OF EFFORT ADAPTING STRUCTURES TRANSFORMATION OF HEADQUARTERS (April 2015) CEMAA EMAA DRHAA Joint Aviation Readiness Civil industry State industry CFA CSFA Sept 2014: 1 Command 1 Headquarter (Bordeaux) CDAOA CFAS Sept 2014: move to Lyon EOAA EFSOAA EETAA EPA REORGANISATION OF SCHOOLS (Sept 2018?) RESPONSIBILITY GIVEN TO THE FAF COS (May 2014) AIR BASES 2014: CREATION OF 4 FIRST WINGS REORGANISATION «AIRBASE XXI»
THE PLAN: AXIS OF EFFORT ADAPTING STRUCTURES AIR BASING PLAN Modernisation of capabilities and operational readiness Simplification of organisational structures Two-seater Rafale 2018 Light & medium transport A 400M Initial Fighter Training Cognac 2016 Caracal helos CREIL NANCY EVREUX PARIS St DIZIER ORLEANS CHATEAUDUN TOURS ROMORANTIN LUXEUIL CINQ MARC LA PILE DIJON AVORD VARENNES ROCHEFORT AMBERIEU LYON COGNAC GRENOBLE MERIGNAC DRACHENBRONN Air C2 Basic Military Training Single-seat Rafale 2018 MARSAN CAZAUX ORANGE SALON ISTRES C135, MRTT SOLENZARA
THE PLAN: AXIS OF EFFORT 14 DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS MINISTRY OF DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL OTHER MINISTRIES CIVIL SOCIETY
THE PLAN: AXIS OF EFFORT 15 FOSTERING AIRMEN PRIDE A NEW HUMAN RESOURCES MODEL INITIAL TRAINING UPDATED TO MEET AIR FORCE NEEDS BY FOSTERING THE IDENTITY OF THE AIRMAN OBJECTIVE: FOR EACH AIRMAN TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FULFILLMENT
NEXT STEP PREPARE THE ARRIVAL OF NEW CAPACITIES WITHIN A FUTURE JOINT INTEGRATED & INTERCONNECTED COMBAT SYSTEM
17 «In life, there are no given solutions, there are forces at work : one must harness them and solutions will follow.» Night Flight, Antoine de Saint Exupery