“War economy”: Macron will ask industrialists for “increased risk taking”

Emmanuel Macron will bring together defense industrialists at the Élysée on Tuesday to take stock of the transition to a "war economy", which he calls for, and to encourage them to take "increased risk" in

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The Head of State is due to receive nine big bosses at the start of the afternoon, including Nicolas Chamussy (Nexter), Eric Trappier (Dassault Aviation*), Pierre-Eric Pommellet (Naval Group), Patrice Caine (Thales) or even Guillaume Faury (Airbus), announced the presidency to journalists on Monday.

Faced with the conflict led by Russia in Ukraine and the need to send ever more weapons to Kiev, the president had called in June for a transition to a "war

", that is to say allowing the defense industry to ramp up.

Objective: to produce more and more quickly, also to prepare the French army in the event of a major conflict.

Several meetings with manufacturers have since taken place with the Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu.

This time it is the head of state who meets them to ensure that they continue their "

", according to an adviser.

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*The Dassault group owns the “Figaro”