Question 13276 — defense

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Mr. Marc Chavent draws the attention of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs to the Advanced Emission Suppression Missile (AESM) studied by the United States Navy, a very long-range anti-radar missile capable of neutralizing multi-layer land radars and airborne platforms. Current French doctrine is based on the discretion of vectors, the combination of effects and allied interoperability. However, she presents limits: faced with access denial bubbles, mobile ground-to-air systems and AWACS platforms protected by advanced electronic warfare, the neutralization of sensors cannot be guaranteed by one-off strikes. For example, in a simulated NATO scenario, an S-400 combined with an AWACS could detect and track incoming vectors more than 400 km away, putting French forces in difficulty if they were to operate without American support. The question is therefore very simple: he asks whether, in this context, the Government is considering national or European development, which can be integrated into the Dassault Rafale, or whether it accepts that a critical segment of this strategic function is totally based on American dependence.

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