The French Defense Minister called on the arms dealers to accelerate production, and the outside world speculated that it was to respond to the tightness of the military fire inventory.

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] French Minister of Defense Leklini recently appealed to the French fire dealer through the media at the European International Defense Exhibition: accelerate weapons production, increase production and reduce costs. According to the French BFM TV report on the 5th, the Senate report disclosed by the media in March this year showed that the French military fire inventory was very tight, and it is estimated that only 3 days or weeks can be maintained. Locyli's statement is considered a response to this report.

French Minister of Defense Lekorney Data Map. Tuyuan Foreign Media

Previously, France aid 18 Gate Caesar artillery in Ukraine. The Caesar cannon manufacturer only produces about 20 doors per year, but the actual production capacity is 90 per year. "We must know how to produce more, faster, and more standardized products. You know, it takes 18 to 24 months to supplement weapons in the war."

It is reported that increasing weapons production is not only a matter of political will. The development of national defense industry also requires talent recruitment, training and capital investment. For military enterprises, production is also based on orders. A arms dealer, who did not want to disclose his name, said that the number of orders in France for more than 20 years is unstable, and the arms dealers have become accustomed to slowly, and it is not easy to speed up production now. (Zhao Fengying)

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