Entente frugale
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Entente frugale is a term for cooperation between the British and French governments, particularly in military procurement, which is driven by cost constraints, which was announced in November 2010[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] as part of the Lancaster House Treaties.
The name is a wry reference to the Entente Cordiale of 1904.[8]
Together, France and the UK account for half of all military spending in the EU, and two thirds of research and development.[9]
Proposed activities
- Combined Joint Expeditionary Force, with land, sea, and air components[10]
- Cooperation on the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft: The French armed forces may pay to use an Airbus A330 MRTT if there is spare capacity.[11]
- Possible cooperation in Afghanistan[12]
- Cooperation on aircraft carriers: Interoperability improvements, so warplanes from either country (F-35C Joint Strike Fighters and French navy's Dassault Rafales) could use each other's aircraft carriers.[10][13]
- Joint development of new technologies for nuclear submarines
- Shared support for A400M fleets, including training[5][10]
- Sharing of military communications satellites
- Cyber security
- Mine countermeasures
- Coordination of nuclear tests, and cooperation between Aldermaston and Valduc.[2]
- Unmanned air vehicles, including the BAE/Dassault Telemos
See also
References
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