Editor's Foreword

BOsNIA-HERzEgOVINA
EU • EUFOR • Operation Althea 2
IRAQ
NATO • NTM-I 3
MIDDLE EAsT
UN • UNTSO 1 obs
MOLDOVA
OSCE • Moldova 2
NATO AOR
NATO • NRF 1 EOD team; 1 MCM
sERBIA
NATO • KFOR • 31; 1 inf pl
OSCE • Serbia 2
france FRA
Euro € 2008 2009 2010
GDP € 1.94tr 1.92tr
US$ 2.86tr 2.87tr
per capita US$ 44,698 44,669
Growth % 0.3 -2.4
inflation % 3.2 0.3
Def exp a € 45.6bn
US$ 67.1bn
Def bdgt € 30.38bn 32.02bn 32.10bn
US$ 44.6bn 47.8bn
US$1=€ 0.68 0.67
a including military pensions
Population 64,420,073
age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 9% 3% 3% 3% 23% 7%
Female 9% 3% 3% 3% 23% 9%
capabilities
ACTIVE 352,771 (army 134,000 navy 43,995 air
57,600 central Staff 5,200 Service de Santé 8,600
Gendarmerie 103,376)
CIVILIAN 46,390 (army 25,000 navy 10,265 air
8,400 Gendarmerie 1,925)
REsERVE 70,300 (army 18,000 navy 6,000 air 5,800
Gendarmerie 40,000)
ORgANIsATIONs By sERVICE
strategic Nuclear forces
navy 2,200
SUBMARINES • STRATEGIC • SSBN 3
3 Le Triomphant S 616 each with 16 M-45 SLBM each
with 6 TN-75 nuclear warheads, 4 single 533mm TT
naTO Europe
129
each with up to 18 F17 Mod 2 HWT/SM-39 Exocet
tactical USGW (additional vessel expected ISD 2010)
AIRCRAFT • STRIKE/FGA 24 Super Etendard
air Force 1,800
air Strategic Forces command
Strike 3 sqn with M-2000N Mirage each with
1 ASMP/ASMP-A missile, 2 Magic 2
missiles; (for conv missions – MK82 and
GBU)
Tkr 1 sqn with C-135FR; KC-135 Stratotanker
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT 60 combat capable
FGA 60 M-2000N Mirage
TKR 14: 11 C-135FR; 3 KC-135 Stratotanker
Gendarmerie 41
Army 134,000; 25,000 (civilian)
fORCEs By ROLE
regt normally bn size
Army 4 (task force) HQ; 1 (land) comd HQ; 5 region
HQ
Armd 1 bde (FRA/GER bde 2,500 personnel) (1
mech inf regt, 1 armd cav regt); 2 bde each (2
armd regt, 2 armd inf regt, 1 SP arty regt, 1
engr regt)
Lt Armd 2 bde with (1 armd cav regt, 2 mech (APC) inf
regt, 1 SP arty regt, 1 engr regt)
Mech Inf 2 bde (each: 1 armd cav regt, 1 armd inf regt, 1
mech inf regt, 1 SP arty regt, 1 engr regt)
Mtn Inf 1 bde (1 armd cav regt, 3 mech inf regt, 1 arty
regt, 1 engr regt )
AB 1 bde (1 armd cav regt, 4 para regt, 1 arty regt, 1
engr regt, 1 spt regt)
Avn 1 bde (4th ) (3 cbt, 1 cbt and tpt regt)
Arty/AD 1 bde (3 SAM regt (1 with I-HAWK MIM-23B),
2 MLRS regt)
Engr 1 bde (5 engr regt, 1 CBRN regt)
Sigs 1 bde (7 sigs regt, 1 spt regt)
EW/Int 1 bde (1 recce cav regt, 2 UAV regt, 1 EW regt,
1 int bn)
Foreign legion 7,700
Armd Cav 1 regt (incl in lt armd bde above)
Mech Inf 1 regt (incl in lt armd bde above)
Lt inf 1 regt (Guyana)
Para 1 regt (incl in AB bde above)
Spt 1 regt
Trg 1 Inf regt
Marines 18,100
Marine 14 regt (France); 4 regt (Africa); 15 regt (French
overseas possessions)
Europe (naTO)