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Who would have said that a buoy could be strategic in terms of defense? The Ministry of the Armed Forces will announce that France will now manufacture its own acoustic buoys, equipment used in particular for the detection of submarines.
France needed to regain its sovereignty in the field of acoustic buoys. Until now, the country bought this equipment from the Americans, but the submarine threat is growing, the Ministry of the Armed Forces has decided to launch a production line.
Russian submarines roam the length of the French coast as far as the Bay of Biscay. The Mediterranean is home to Algerian and Turkish submarines, always more sophisticated and discreet. According to Vincent Groizeleau, editor of the site "Mer et marine", the threat is omnipresent.
He describes acoustic buoys as essential for France, making it possible to identify approaches near our coasts, naval bases, including those housing nuclear submarines.
Protection of sea lanes But these buoys can also be used for "the protection of Charles de Gaulles when it goes on a mission and the protection of maritime traffic which crosses the whole world", he adds. Shipping lines between Europe and Asia, for example, can be cut off by an "opposing submarine". "In the context of a conflict, you must also have these means to flush out the submarine, prevent it from approaching and neutralize it if necessary." Each year France uses between 4,000 and 7,000 acoustic buoys. This figure is therefore set to increase in the coming years.
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France needed to regain its sovereignty in the field of acoustic buoys. Until now, the country bought this equipment from the Americans, but the submarine threat is growing, the Ministry of the Armed Forces has decided to launch a production line.
Russian submarines roam the length of the French coast as far as the Bay of Biscay. The Mediterranean is home to Algerian and Turkish submarines, always more sophisticated and discreet. According to Vincent Groizeleau, editor of the site "Mer et marine", the threat is omnipresent.
He describes acoustic buoys as essential for France, making it possible to identify approaches near our coasts, naval bases, including those housing nuclear submarines.
Protection of sea lanes But these buoys can also be used for "the protection of Charles de Gaulles when it goes on a mission and the protection of maritime traffic which crosses the whole world", he adds. Shipping lines between Europe and Asia, for example, can be cut off by an "opposing submarine". "In the context of a conflict, you must also have these means to flush out the submarine, prevent it from approaching and neutralize it if necessary." Each year France uses between 4,000 and 7,000 acoustic buoys. This figure is therefore set to increase in the coming years.
Guerre sous-marine : la France va produire ses propres bouées acoustiques de détection
Qui aurait dit qu'une bouée pouvait être stratégique en matière de défense ? Le ministère des Armées va annoncer que la France fabriquera désormais ses propres bouées acoustiques, un équipement servant notamment à la détection des sous-marins.
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