NATO's rearmament plans could generate an annual market of €45 billion over the next decade in France and create more than 500,000 jobs. But the country's industrial capacity is currently insufficient to meet this increased demand. RFI spoke to Romain Lucazeaux of the Caisse des Dépôts, the investment arm of the French State, and asked: is France ready for rearmament?
The question is worrying companies across France’s Defence Industrial and Technological Base (BITD), the network that designs, builds and maintains military equipment.
