Rearmament: France lacking rocket launchers, the alert is launched

Two parliamentarians evoke an emergency situation. Indeed, the deputies Jean-Louis Thiériot (LR) and Matthieu Bloch (UDR) wanted to alert in a parliamentary report. According to them, France could find itself helpless in long -range artillery capacities if nothing is undertaken in the short term to replace the system of Unit rocket launcher, report BFM TV. Artillery plays « a pink roole» Especially in the absence of air superiority, as is currently the case in Ukraine. “Almost 70% of enemy destruction, especially in the first phase of the war, result from artillery strikes”they explain.

The unit rocket launcher can take away 12 rocketsand displays a range of 15 at more than 70 kilometers. Except that only nine copies In the army, according to a study by Ifri published last November. “France has a real delay on support in depth and we risk a temporary reduction in capacity after the end of the unitary rocket launcher”says Jean-Louis Thiériot, with BFM Business. Within two years, the French LRU could be unusable due to the absence of spare parts. This is why the need to develop a system to replace them becomes urgent.

A solution at a lower cost must be found

Jean-Louis Thiériot and Matthieu Bloch point the finger “The non-anticipation before 2023 of the temporary rupture of the LRU, even though the usefulness of unit rocket launchers had been widely demonstrated in conflicts prior to February 24, 2022, like the Haut-Karabagh war”. If the solution is to be found quickly, the deputy Les Républicains recalls that it should be at a lower cost. A phase of preparation of the program entitled “Terrestrial long range” was launched in 2023, the first demonstration shot of which must take place in April 2026 pour A commissioning in 2030. A period far too large depending on the parliamentarian.