FACTS & FIGURES
FRENCH NAVY INFORMATION FILE
MAIN ACTIVITIES
From 1 st January 2009 to 1 st July 2010 Deterrence
Standing Posture
Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
COALITION Permanent Operation Since November 2001
Operation CORYMBE
Permanent Operation
Support to the AntiTerrorism Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR in the Mediterranean
NATIONAL
NATO Permanent Operation EU
Permanence of the SSBNs and operations against intruders into the maritime approaches Since early 2009, France has also participated in the TF 152 (In the Persian Gulf) 11 units have participated in direct support of OEF and 18 others participated in associated support during their deployments in the Indian Ocean Permanent presence in the Gulf of Guinea 7 ships among which LPD, Lafayette-type frigates (FFH) and light frigates 17 units of the navy, among which anti submarine frigates, Lafayette-type frigates, light frigates, the aircraft carrier, Forbin-type frigates, surveillance frigates and LHDs participated in this operation, exchanging maritime information with NATO
ATALANTA Anti piracy Operation of the European Union
Since December 8, 2008
14 units of the navy took part in the operation. Within ATALANTA, these units have contributed to a quarter of the convoys’ protection (Mainly WFP) and captured 40% of the pirates
TANIT Operation full force action
NATIONAL From 6 to 16 April 2009
1 La Fayette-type frigate, 1 surveillance frigate, 1 light frigate, 1 replenishment ship, 2 Atlantique II aircraft, 2 helicopters and commandos
AF 447 Rio-Paris flight
From June 7, 2009 to 17 July 2009
1 LHD, 1 SSN, 1 surveillance frigates, 2 ATL2 aircraft, 1 F50M and a team from the CEPHISMER have contributed for 40 days to the recovery of the debris corpses, and the search for the black boxes
Protection of tunny boats off Seychelles
From July 2009
Immigration Surveillance SURIMM of southern Corsica approaches
Aid to the populations in Haiti
NATIONAL
Since January 22, 2010
From January 24, 2010 to February 19, 2010 BILATERAL FR/UK
TG AURIGA
HOD OPS Mine Warfare
From April 22, 2010 to May 15, 2010
NATO Biannual
14 embarked protection teams (EPE), a command team. The disposition is extended by decision of the Prime Minister Following the arrival of migrants near Bonifacio in the night of January 21st, the disposition of maritime surveillance has been strengthened in this area with a warship and a fast patrol boat, as well as the assistance of helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft. Review : 8 ships have participated since the beginning of the mission Public service patrol boats (PSP), mine hunters (CMT), light frigates, ocean tug (RHM), and VSCM (gendarmerie) 345 seamen involved; a LPD and a LSM have moved more than 1500 tons of material for assistance to Haiti following the earthquake that hit the island on January 12, 2010
Deployment of SSN Perle in direct support of the UK carrier and amphibious battle group during its transit towards Norfolk Integration of two mine hunters to a group of NATO mine hunters (SNMCMG1 or / and SNMCMG2) for a mine disposal operation (historical mines)in the Baie de Somme. Aigle and Andromède from 9 to 23 November 2009 Cassiopée and Céphée from 17 to 24 May 2010
SAR AF 447 GEAOM BRILLIANT MARINER AURIGA HOD OPS
HAITI CHEMICAL TANKER SICHEM OSPREY
ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR GAN SURIMM CRASH FLIGHT 409 INDALO / POSEIDON
DJIBOUTI 1 ATL2
DAKAR 1 ATL2
ENDURING FREEDOM ATALANTA TANIT EPE SEYCHELLES
CORYMBE DETERRENCE 1 SSBN
OPERATIONS IN FIGURES 2009 14, 700 days at sea - 44,300 hours flown - 4,000 seamen at sea 33 ships permanently at sea - 40% of the pirates catch
MAJOR PROJECTS IN 2010 LAW ENFORCEMENT AT SEA AND COAST GUARD FUNCTION Law enforcement at sea (AEM) is an administrative and operational organization to ensure the interests of the State at sea while optimizing its capabilities (no dedicated coastguard service). It entrusts : - the representation of the state to a single administrative authority (the maritime prefect in France, the government delegate to AEM with the help of the Maritime Commander Overseas) ; - the achievement of the 45 AEM’s missions to the authorities having intervention capabilities. The French Navy contributes to the implementation of the capabilities for 44 of these missions, some of which are the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Defence (fight against pollution, mine disposal...) ; - authorizations to report breaches at sea to all commanders and some officers of the ships and aircraft of the State. French Law at sea is enforced within the framework of the maritime zone (three in Metropolitan France,
5 overseas and 2 not adjoining French territory), area of jurisdiction of the single maritime authority. The Navy distributed the naval and aerial capabilities according to it in each of the maritime areas in order to enable the State, together with other governments, to monitor areas under our jurisdiction and to intervene if necessary. The Navy is more specialized in missions in the High Seas or requiring a high level of military involvement or sophistication of the capabilities. The gendarmerie maritime provides judicial jurisdiction at sea for the action on the coasts. The Secretary General of the Sea (SG Mer) is its main aid in this mission to prepare the government's policy about maritime aspects and ensure its implementation. The strengthening the central level and the creation of a coastguard function had become necessary because of the promotion by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of this concept in each country, and of the emergence of coast Guard forums in the maritime areas of interest such as the "North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum (NACGF).
REVIEW OF THE MARITIME SAFETY in 2009 (28% of the activity of all marine units combined) Sea rescue
1,960 hours at sea 1,100 hours flown
275 people rescued
Illegal Immigration
3,200 hours at sea 50 hours flown
58 boats intercepted 1,478 immigrants handed over to the French Police (PAF) 68 smugglers arrested
Fishery police
25,470 hours at sea 150 hours flown
51,635 ships controlled 18 vessels diverted
Fight against pollution
600 hours at sea 50 hours flown
3 voluntary pollutions detected 27 involuntary pollutions detected
Fight against Drug Trafficking
3,430 hours at sea 420 hours flown
8 ships diverted 7,220 kg of narcotics seized
Maritime Surveillance
600 hours at sea 3650 hours flown
6,558 ships controlled at sea 98,213 vessels identified by the signal stations
Maritime safeguard includes Homeland Maritime Defence and the defence and protection of the French interests at sea and from the sea under the responsibility of both Law enforcement at sea and the national military forces, national defence
The “Coast Guard” function concept is spreading among the various EU member countries under the influence of many projects of maritime surveillance systems that promote synergies between administrations. Several countries have created national maritime centres that are a new European network (Spain in 2009 and Great Britain in 2010). The European Commission and its specialized agencies (FRONTEX, EMSA, EFCA(1)) now examine the maritime issues through the “Coast Guard” prism.
is made of officers from all the jurisdictions involved at Sea. Opened in September 2010, it will keep up the maritime situation of reference and synthesis of the information collected to enable the SGMer to advise the government and, when appropriate, to fuel the other national crisis centres. It also provides analysis to redirect the Law enforcement at sea system and runs a national, European and international network with other centres in charge of maritime matters.
Promoted by the President of the Republic, set in the Blue Book, the Coastguard function was officially created on December 8th at the Címer(2).
- the launch of the experiment of a joint maritime centre in French Polynesia by pooling resources through the collocation of the Joint operational centre (COIA) and the MRCC, to share marine information and ensure operational permanence.
The first concrete steps in the creation of the coastguards function are: - the setting up of a steering committee chaired by the SG mer. Formed by the directors of major departments with responsibility at sea (The French CNO as representative of the Chief of the French Defence Staff), it is an instance of animation and arbitration for coast guard function. It develops the blueprint of the capabilities which goes into deployments, implementations and renewal of the administrations resources. It also guides and facilitates the pooling of training, human resources and know-how relating to operational maintenance of these capabilities. - the creation of an operational centre of the Coastguard function. Backed by the navy head quarters but operating for the SG mer, this centre
The Navy finally has strengthened its participation in Law enforcement at sea in creating the new position of Admiral Coordinator of the coast guard function for the Navy (ALCO). In conjunction with the EMA, its purpose is to coordinate the work and ideas of specific areas authorities whose action is part of Law enforcement at sea. Within the navy, he coordinates processing of transverse topics and interdepartmental projects dealing with the coastguard function. He represents the Navy in various international coastguard forums. The French maritime organization is a model that is envied. His main challenge now lies in the intervention capabilities the state would implement to carry out its sovereign functions at sea
___________ (1) FRONTEX : European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders EMSA : European Maritime Safety Agency EFCA : European Fisheries Control Agency (2) CIMER : Intedepartment Committee of the Sea
2009 – 2010 MAJOR PROJECTS RE-BUILT UP OF THE CARRIER BATTLE GROUP Following the unavailability for maintenance of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle for six months, the carrier battle group (GAE) had to re-train the landing, day and night and qualify new pilots. This re-built up phase has been gradual and is related to the training of the HRF (1) staff on board the ship and its crew. They mainly had to become familiar with the implementation of aircraft. A series of period at sea, over a three months period enabled all the GAE’s pilots to re-train, but has also been used to help the battle group to recover its operational condition. Three weeks have been particularly dedicated to training and qualifications to the landing on the French aircraft carrier with a score of young Super-Etendard Rafale marine or E2C pilots. This operational upgrade was done in two phases. The first stage began with the built up of the aviation organization on board the aircraft carrier and the implementation of a reduced GAE, with a limited number of aircraft.
This operational upgrade RANO (2) enabled some pilots to get their bearings again, while most of the flight deck team, which was renewed during the maintenance period, discovered the aircraft. A month later, during the second RANO, a GAE made of eight Rafale Marine, 10 Marine Super Etendard, 2 E2C, a Dauphin Pedro, two Alouette III Pedro and 1 Panther, made it possible to keep on this upgrade, culminating with the exercise PEAN. This exercise, led in December 2009, put an end to the built up of the aircraft carrier, its air group and the HRF. At the end, they had regained full operational capability, being now able to be engaged on an operation. The aircraft carrier and air group were deployed in the Mediterranean, Atlantic and North Sea in spring 2010 to carry out, notably, the NATO exercise BRILLIANT MARINER. _________ (1) HRF : High Response Force (2) RANO : Operational upgrade
THE REFORM OF SUPPORT The establishment and organization of the Defence Bases Command (BdD) and of the Joint Support are now in their final stages of definition, while the supply department of the armed forces (SCA) and the Logistics Department of the Navy (SLM) created in the beginning of 2010 are being set up and built up, the bulk of the implementation of reforms will take place over the next two years.
Eventually, the linking of the Navy with the SIAé(1) entered its implementation phase. On 1st January 2011, The SIAé will provide 2nd level maintenance activities (NTI2). To this end, a naval aviation Industrial Workshop (AIA) will be created in Britain with antennas located on three sites, Lann Bihoué, Landivisiau and Lanvéoc and 950 sailors will be transferred to the SIAE.
Joint Support Organisation (OIAS) In mainland France, three Defence bases already support or will support the navy forces at Brest / Lorient, Cherbourg, and Toulon. Cherbourg is supported by an intermediate level located in Rennes for the common and joint specialist support. The Defence Base Commander in Brest and Toulon is the deputy of the maritime zone and under the dual authority of the Chief of Defence staff for the joint support and of the Chief of Naval Staff for specific support. The joint ammunition branch (SIMU) will be created in October 2010, the pyrotechnics of the Navy being transferred there by the Fleet support service (SSF). The establishment of the joint supports in which all the defence bases may be deployed in 2011 will be thus completed.
_________ (1) SIAé : Industrial Armament Department
CAPABILITIES 45,554 MILITARY AND CIVILIANS SERVING WITHIN THE NAVY (OPERATING BUDGET BOP N°178.21C) STAFF OCCUPATION
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Training - Human Ressources
- Percentage of women : 13%
15 %
Support 18 %
- Staff under contract : 63%
6 %
Command
Forces 61 %
- Personnel assigned in the forces : 61% - Recruiting in 2009 : 3,252 sailors
YEARS
MILITARY
OFFICERS
PETTY OFFICERS
QUARTERMASTERS AND SEAMEN
VOLUNTEERS
2008
39,401
4,605
25,721
7,710
1,365
2009
38,391 *
4,529
25,003
7,671
1,188
( )
(*) Including 37,245 sailors
Navy average establishment achieved, including the gendarmes maritime, the engineers of the DGA and the Defence infrastructure department (SID) employed in the BOP and excluding the seamen employed outside the BOP "employment of naval forces" (used in corporate branches, at the Defence Staff, the navy firemen in Marseilles and in the MRCCs : 5,857 sailors in 2009) YEARS
CIVILIAN
CATEGORY A
CATEGORY B
CATEGORY C
STATE WORKERS
2008
7,928
453
1,038
2,686
3,751
2009
7,163 (*)
452
930
2,600
3,181
(*) Transfer of 633 jobs to the DIRISI (joint department for computer networks and information systems)
ALLOCATION BY FORCES NAVAL ACTION FORCE
68 ships
(combat and support) 12,000 service members
SUBMARINE FORCE
10 ships 3,500 service members
FLEET AIR ARM
211 aircraft
(combat and support) 5,800 service members
NAVAL RIFLEMEN AND COMMANDOS
GENDARMERIE MARITIME
17 squads
75 squads
2,400 service members
1,100 service members
RESERVE - Current Strength: 5400 operational reserve personnel (6,700 jobs, representing 140,700 days of activity) and 260 voluntary reserve personnel. - 250 Trainees for the military Preparation for initiation and development in national defence (PMIPDN) in 62 centres. 40% of those students subsequently engage in the navy. - Salary Cost : € 14 million.
SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT RENEWAL FDA Forbin : end of 2010 4th SSBN Triomphant, Terrible : 2010 FDA Chevalier Paul : 2011 1st NH 90 fleet (31F): 2011 st 1 ASW FREMM, Aquitaine : 2012 3rd LHD, Dixmude : 2012 st 1 SSN BARRACUDA, Suffren : 2017
ASSETS EQUIPMENT TO 31 DECEMBER 2010 Combat and support ships
Amphibious assets
SSBN
4
Nuclear attack submarine - SSN
6
2 20
CDIC CTM
Police and surveillance
1
Patrol boats (gendarmerie)
Aircraft-carrier - CVN Projection and command ships - LHD
2
Nautical information
Projection ships - LPD
2
Air defense frigates - FAA
2
Auxilary ships
Air defense frigates - FDA
2
Chartered towage, assistance and rescue ships - (RIAS)
2
Ocean-going tugs - (RHM)
Anti-submarine frigates - F67 Anti-submarine frigates - F70
6
La Fayette frigates - FLF
5
Surveillance frigates - FS
6
Ocean-going patrol boats
-
9 Light frigates 1 Patrol boat
10
EEZ Patrol boats
-
7 P 400 5 PSP
12 11
Support ships
4
Light transport ships BATRAL
3
TOTAL (combat and support)
78
Super-Etendard Modernisé SEM
34
Rafale (which10 F1)
29
Hawkeye - E2C
3
Hydrographic ships
Regional support ships - (BSR)
4 2 3
Chartered ocean-going support and depollution ships - (BSAD)
4
Chartered ocean-going tug (Fr/UK)
1
Mine disposal and channel surveillance Clearance diver support ships
4
Sonar towing ships
3
Education and training Training ships (8 BE - 2 BIN - 1 F70) Sailing ships
11 4
Scientific ships Experimentation and trial ships
TOTAL (other naval assets)
3 96
Panther / HC4
25 16
Dauphin Pedro
3
NH 90
4
Lynx
Public service helicopters EC225
Maritime patrol aircraft
22
Surveillance Surveillance aircraft aircraft Falcon 50
4
Falcon 200
5
TOTAL (shipborne, patrol and surveillance)
2 3
Oceanographic ships
Combat and rescue helicopters
Shipborne aviation
Atlantique 2 - ATL2
5 25
97
2
6 Dauphin SP Support, education and training Alouette III 25 Falcon 10 6 Xingu 11 Cap 10 7 Rallye 9 114 TOTAL (other air assets)
CPGP
Mine warfare ships
Coast craft (gendarmerie)
FINANCES 2010 BUDGET OF THE NAVY : 4,248 M € (BOP 178-21C) THE NAVY BOP REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE ”PREPARATION AND USE OF FORCE” PROGRAMME Wages 1,698 M€
Maintenance and studies related to nuclear
40%
Payroll taxes 920 M€
22%
7%
4% 3%
170 M€ Personnel maintenance 20 M€
4%
20%
Ammunition and equipments 176 M€
Every day expenses
285 M€ (*)
Operation fuel
110 M€
Equipments maintenance 870 M€
(*) This amount does not include nearly € 34 million transferred to the joint support on the occasion of the setting out of the Defense bases of Brest and Cherbourg, and € 8 million transferred to the DIRISI. Given the changes to the budget nomenclature, it is not possible to identify the part of every army in weapons programs or infrastructure budgets. However, the operations involving the Navy have historically been 19 to 20 % of defense mission budget (Investments on weapons and infrastructure included).
BUDGET OF THE NAVY : 4,248 M € (BOP 178-21C) € 0.8 billion may be added, that are allocated to the plan to revive the economy and € 1.3 billion special revenues expected from the sale of radio spectrum and properties of the State Support of the Defence policy (P212) 2,483 M€ 7% 58%
30%
11,344 M€
21,537 M€
FINANCE ACT 2010 PREPARATION AND USE OF FORCE (P178)
21,537 M€
NAVY BOP (17821C)
4,248 M€
Wages Benefits 15,403 M€
5% Environment and prospective of Defence policy (P144) 1,850 M€
BUDGETARY SCHEDULING 2010 INITIAL BUDGET ACT (LFI) State budget : € 285.23 billion Defence : € 40.68 billion (*) NAVY BOP : 4.25 billion € (*) i.e € 37.2 billion excluding veterans and research missions
Equipments, maintenance Functioning and Fuel
3,621 M€
2,513 M€ 1,236 M€ 395 M€ 16 %
34 %
FOR ALL INFORMATION ON THE NAVY SEE THE WEBSITE www.defense.gouv.fr/marine The Navy Information file is prepared by the EMM / PILOTAGE office Up to date data on July, 1st 2010
2,617 M€ 17 %
CPGP
Equipment (P146)
Preparation and use of the armed forces (P178)
