History teaches that the practice is more dangerousWe have identified here cost reduction EUR 3Casio is to continue to cultivate its differencePetersburg Latin America or Frankfurt LondonAnother novelty it may request Bercy blocking transactionsIt is particularly supported by the voters Here everyone is very accessible and helpfulIf this is the case a correction should not delayBNP Paribas is celebrating today its ten yearsAnd it is seriously starting to worry some of our industryDespite the crisis, the France maintained its objective to take 6.5 to 7 billion euros in arms export orders this year, explains the "Echos" Laurent Collet-Billon, Delegate General for armaments within the Ministry of defence. Another key objective: sign a first export contract for the Rafale, Dassault aircraft for the time being purchased only by the France.
Will the crisis lead you to revise downward the objectives of arms export controls decision-making
We see now no slowdown in harvest of contact or the ongoing negotiations. It is about normally and proven, the number of foreign delegations present at le Bourget. Countries with which we are discussing can be affected by the crisis, but some have significant financial resources and are located in regions with complicated geopolitical context. We therefore maintain our goal of 6.5 to 7 billion euros for export order taking this year.
This figure includes a contract for the Rafale
Have a contract signed in 2009 part of our goal, even if only a small part of the amount is integrated in the figures of order taking. Everything will depend on its implementation i.e. the payment of the deposit, Editor's note. In view of the contract of the submarines Brazilians, if we were to add all of a Rafale contract, it is clear that it would exceed by far the 6.5 billion euros for this year.
The national directors of armament of the seven countries of the A400M study since Monday evening when EADS handed over at the end of the three-month moratorium proposal. A consensus there
This is in place. We asked EADS some additional information to clarify certain points. All I can say the industrial proposal is that the armed forces should receive their first aircraft in 2013, but that 2014 will be the real year of delivery.
The military shipyards DCNS and TKMS explore avenues of cooperation. Can we expect a first framework agreement by the end of the year
The French side, things are stabilized as DCNS has a new President, Patrick Boissier, and Thales will increase its participation by 25 to 35. The German side, ThyssenKrupp is open to the idea of doing something. How and to what end We do not want impose calendar. But the goal remains the same: streamline the European industrial tool and bring it into line with foreign demand. And as I said, if it does not affect exports, the crisis leads to consider a number of options for cooperation.
Beyond the stabilization of the capital of Thales, what can the DGA wait for rapprochement with Dassault
The short term, few changes. Longer term on the other hand, the approximation is carrier of synergies between the expertise of Thales for everything relating to control of the information and that of Dassault, I think example Catia computer-aided design software.
Conversely, two of the primary suppliers of the armed forces associated may be even more powerful commercially. Fear of losing margins of manoeuvre to deal with them
No, because I have great confidence in negotiating capacity and technical expertise of the DGA.
