MINISTERE DE LA DEFENSE

The organisation and missions of national defence have undergone a profound transformation in recent years, particularly given the unpredictability of the international environment - a source of risks and potential threats. The Ministry of Defence must take account of these new instability factors in its modernisation process and of their possible implications for new areas of international crisis and tension.

As with other ministries involved in the general public policy review, the Ministry of Defence has undertaken to reorganise its structures and renew its equipment. This modernisation of the Ministry is part of efforts to boost the national economy.