How Did France Become Military Superpower (Bigger than Russia)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 14. 05. 2024
- đ After the Soviet Union's fall, geopolitics changed, but Europe's reliance on Russian energy backfired! France's self-sufficiency in energy and arms production paid off, challenging Russia's dominance. Dive into the rise of France's arms industry and its implications in our changing world. From the Leclerc tank to the Rafale fighter, discover how France is reshaping the global arms market. Don't miss out on the future of warfare - join the conversation below! đ„đ #France #Russia #ArmsIndustry #Geopolitics #EnergySecurity #MilitaryTechnology #GlobalSecurity #EconomicDiplomacy #InternationalRelations #EuropeanUnion #NATO #MilitaryStrategy #DefensePolicy #WarfareTrends #MilitaryInnovation #InternationalTrade #FranceVsRussia #MilitaryDevelopment #WeaponSystems #RafaleJet #LeclercTank #UkraineWar #WarfareEvolution #MilitaryEconomics #MilitaryExports #WarfareStrategy
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If the French had had the same budget as the Americans' F35, the French would probably have developed an operational X-Wing fighter
haha surely ^^
Give Dassault the F-35's budget, and they could land on Pluto.
we did it... it's called a Rafale.
Et on trouverait des bistros et boulangeries dans tous les pays du monde en lieu et place des Mc do đ€Ł
It is not a surprise that France decided to independently make it's own arms to defend itself after suffering two world wars on its soil. The old saying is if you want something done right then do it yourself.
De Gaulle
Keep dreaming France.
God bless đșđŠâ€đâ€
France never left NATO! They just left the integrated command.
Yes. This channel is not doing their research. I'm unsubscribing from it.
Never Say NEVER đ Justin Bieber
You are CORRECT.
The Article 5 ( an attack on one means an attack on all) also included France even after they left the Ä°ntegrated command.
Came here to say that
Go France đ«đ· love from the USA đșđž
Vive Le France. 2 year's ago I was in France with my younger brother, we went to Chantilly Horse Race's and then I saw a horse having it's first race start. Named after a Parisian Street, well bred, good jockey and Trainer. 40/1. "Rue Des Irlandes", street of the Irish. âŹ50 win and âŹ150 place. đ, I got back âŹ3,000 on the totalizer, came from last down the outside of the track......BANG!
Nice to see an American that isnât a French haterâŠ
@@xtophgerard1169 I would think that the vast majority of Americans hold France and the French in the highest regard
@@xtophgerard1169 I am American -Irish living in Australia 34 year's. My only disappointment is that I meet very very few French people here, the majority of European immigration to Australia was from the British Isles then Germany and then Italy and Greece. I remember the last time I met with young French people, 2008 in the vineyards of South Australia where I was teaching a group of mainly Mademoiselle's how to "3 bud" the Vines, to cut past the 3rd fresh bud. I helped them find good accommodation at a serviced campsite and I got to use my highschool French for the first time in over 20 year's. They were Southern French from near the Pyrenees Mountain's yet found an Australian winter quite cold. Our Winter is different from a European Winter, cold winds from the South, from Antarctica. I had the great pleasure of spending July 12th in their company. And yes the French have a great affection for we Irish. Meeting with them was very much "Bon Chance". Best wishes to you from South Australia âïž
@@xtophgerard1169 the only place I know where the French are more respected and loved would be Ireland and especially Scotland. The Scot's have a great affinity for the French. Vive La France.
It's time a country in Europe make a lead and be strong. Good France
Poland too, Germany improve his defences... and Russia still in Ukraine with minimal territorial gains, what did they expect ?
@@romrom9761 Poland maybe, Germany is just buying american.
Superior French weapons... Even India has turned to France for the Rafale... The war in Ukraine has proved how inferior the Russian hardware is...
India is a 50 yo of Dassault Aviation.
Funny they keep gaining new ground
Inferior, all western weapons sent to Ukraine have failed, that's why Russia is winning!!
@@yaredteferra7630 By pouring on endless meat waves and armor to inch forward.
@@yaredteferra7630 In their '3 day special operation'?.
Lol, yeah sure, they've gained ground.
Well done, France. You go!
And yes, far from shouting from the rooftops "we are the best, we are the strongest" France has been moving at its own pace for decades, it has been almost 80 years that France has counted on itself to defend itself and it covers all the spectrum of very high level weaponry. Its equipment is reliable, proven, much cheaper to use because it is designed in this way, it often relies on civilian technologies to easily increase production at a lower cost.
And someone has to show the way to the other countries of Europe who have fallen asleep nicely thinking that the USA was going to pay for their defense for eternity.
Amen to that! I'm so pissed that the Germans decided to buy american aircrafts instead of Rafale...
@@zaydalaoui9397 ? majority of airccraft the german military own are EU built, germany being one of those that contribute to the manafacture of those aircraft.. the only american aircraft they fly are the ones that the EU do not generally make....
@@iainansell5930 I think he is talking abou the fact German bought F35, which are often in competition with the Rafale.
@@johnwotek3816 this but that's mainly due to american nuke only being allowed to ppl buying usa aircraft
@@iainansell5930 Iâm talking about their last order after Ukraineâs invasion
đđ· has been developing a military equipment partnership with đ«đ·. First 6 of 12 Rafales have been delivered just last week. Mistral systems next :) good for CRO, good for FRA. Since we have a long standing shared sports history, we are always close :)
AmitiĂ© đ«đ·Franco-Croateđđ·
@@theMoolyvive la croatie
Amitiés from France
Croatia x France :)
Vive la FranceâŠ
Mabuhay ang France!!!
Title: How Did France Become Military Superpower? France has always been a Military Superpower.
Not during WW 2.
@@richarda996 likely the only time when they underperformed
No we didn't. In the late 90's early 2000's we were just an above-average power. But as said in the video we kept producing our own system of armements, and that's why it's easier for us than most of the other european nation to reboot the war machine. Moscow we're coming :)
Last time France was a super power was napoleon's bonparte. After him the best they can claim is great power status. They sure as heck aren't a super power. In last 30 years roughly only usa can claim super power, and china is on verge of super power status arguably.
â@@olivierdomingue6312Franco Prussian war as well. Ww1 they did decent but it wasn't super power level when a good portion of their country was occupied for a large portion of war.
A military superpower is not the same as a major arms exporter.
Exactly. And anyway, it is not our goal. In terms of military power, we will increase integration with European Union. This is the long term policy. Arms export and credibility is part of this integration we look for, but a segment of it. When EU and UK dĂ©cide joint maritime patrols, it is in conjunction with US decision to decrease presence in Mediteranean sea, Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. USA has a lot to do in Asia right now, so we help as we can and mature our project this way. The goal at the end would be joint patrol till after Singapore. And letâs put it mildly, we are on a fraction of what we aim for currently. Luckily, UK, Italy, Netherland, Poland and Germany understand very well what is at stake and are starting to make things happen. Their are hiccups, since except it UK, Italy and France, most of European navy had a limited training level, but it is rising steadily. We hope to be ready in due time. Sailors numbers have been doubled on French ships, to ensure better availability. Same thing with onboard level of armement, which is rising before our eyes. The quantity of hull though is not fully adequate. And this will take some time to be fixed. Longer than armement or crew training.
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When you're the N°1 in nuclear technology, and otherwise can deliver a stike anywhere, anytime, then yes I think that automatically qualifies you into a military superpower.
France has the nuclear deterrence, a permanent seat member at the UN, territories all over the world and military bases and a strong defense ecosystem (missiles, spatial, aircrafts, weaponsâŠ)
And France is exporting small quantities of expensive weapons, so it's not even a major arms exporter per say.
VIVA la FRANCE. they still are good partners for the US, having a very strong sense of Freedom and Liberty.
Unlike the US which is not a truth worthy partner. Just saying
Merci, friend. J'use de ma liberté, la correction, s'il vous plait : Vive la France. Avec amour, vous me comprendrez.
@@theMooly - oui, je vous comprends. Merci pour votre reponse.
You're contradicting yourself. You can't be partner for the US and at the same time stand for freedom and liberty đź
ââ@@Ernesto-pk5tp "We The People" of America are still pro-Liberty!!! But this is also why I'm learning French.
Misleading title. Should be changed to "How France is becoming an arms export juggernaut (bigger than Russia)"
Yeh but what can u expect its youtube
That actually was original title my comment with 12 likes was based on that
@@jonmmath đ€Ł
UK has a bigger military đ€·ââïž
Nope , tbh both is super close , the only real diference is uk as 2 aircraft carriĂšr, but since they can't fully manner them its useless
Should have mentioned three systems which have overperformed in Ukraine:
The SAMP/T, performing as well or even better than the Patriot
The SCALP/EG
And most of all the CAESAR, which has shown to be the best howitzer system by far.
SAMP/T seems to have better interception capabilities but somewhat lower range and ceiling than the Patriot. Both systems are performing very well.
ââ@@user-aero68well said. Ukrainian war, red sea conflict with israeli 's protection from iranian missile have shown that NATO didnt have just one advanced anti air system with the Patriot but two with also the SAMP/T
Guided bombs AASM with > 70km range
There are other systems that are overperforming but that we don't hear much about like the GM-200, MMP or drones. And others that underperformed but are old junk that haven't produced for decades like the AMX-10
France never left NATO, ony the integrated command.
Donât say never De Gaulle did
â@@franciscouderq1100no he didn't. Read above comment.
No one doubts that France has high quality weapons, but the question is do they have the industry and the people to support the demand that Russia left behind?
Industry and people yes but it will take some time to raise the numbers, the factory lines have been designed for a "low" production.
No we don't, for example Poland bought the equivalent of Caesar in South Korea as the tender was over 600 units and we now produce less than 80/year...Rafale will be soon 3/month.Still a lot to achieve before we can supply in large quantities.
Investments ongoing, plus new partnerships with India and other European nations to increase capacity, plus French military uses civilian tech for some parts which make it more scalable than american
Prior to the Russo-Ukranian war, Moscow was in line to become a top client for French arms exports. They were gonna buy 3-4 Mistral Class helicopter carriers. France had built the first two and were almost ready to deliver. The next two would have had significant construction done in Russia, transferring French naval knowhow that Russia lacks. The Kremlin claims they are just gonna build their own helicopter carriers now that France isn't gonna help them. But whatever Russia builds will be junk compared to the deal they had in place to get working ships from France and a master-level class on how to build them.
True man, tanks for the facts đđđ
Mistral class ships, VBL and PVP vehicles, advanced thermal sight for their own troops and vehicles, advanced engine for their civilian aircrafts... All of this being thrown through the window in 2014. Thankfully.
They bought frĂ©gates which president Holland finally prevented their delivery to Russia And ended selling them cheap to 3rd countries đ€·ââïž
Ffkkin hell. Russia with 1 single mirv missile hypersonic and undestroyable(as it is too fast to be taken down ) can obliterate an entire country and people still babbling another country is superior to that? In what magic world do you live?
We sold them to Egypt and they are quite happy having this kind of ships to strengthen SinaĂŻ against Islamics organisations.
The Rafale is pronounced Rafal, the "e" is silent. Means "Gust" of wind and also "Burst" of fire.
This is why, no matter how pretty the editing, CZcams content is amateur.
you're french, arent you?? Only the french would be so pretentious as to think anyone cares about mispronouncing french.
france still thinks they are in the same league as the U.S. or China lol.
Actually we do care. It is a sign of respect. About the league, I donât know. Someone is powerful one day, weak tomorrow. Balance of power, etc⊠One thing may be considered though, France is part of the đȘđș, which is not so integrated as China or USA, but necessity make thing appear faster than many would imagine. France is more than 1000 years old, with moments of glory and moments of rough times. It remain to be seen if USA or China in the current format will last this long. And if not, what will it look like⊠The Chinese view on the possibility of union collapse is far more mature than US view, which looks at best unthought. Lately, we are all intrigued by the polarization of US political discussions. We hope it will get better and people will calm down and settled issues, though the divide and impossility of local political changes, lack of dialog is really concerning. Especially for those who likes USA.
@@TheRdtrpkyle Nice xenophobia you got there buddy.
@@TheRdtrpkyle Aye, we do care, a tiny bit. It kinda hurts the ears but I'm not saying that in a bad way. If we were to pronounce Biden's name in the french way, you would think exactly the same.
They were one of the worldâs great imperial powers in the late 1800s up till world war 2. They were a European superpower under napoleon. They were arguably the most powerful country in Europe under Louis the 14th. đ€·ââïž
France has almost always been powerfull, yes they lost suprisingly quickly in ww2 but one failure does not define a country, but americans love to insist on ww2 defeat to mock France.
France has been in the top 5 arms dealers in the world for decades.
And also always in the 5 strongest armies of the world since the start of cold war
France has always had a quality military production. It must be remembered that it was the French Mirages planes that ensured the crushing Israeli military victory over the Arab countries during the six-day war in 1967, so that it will create a serious diplomatic crisis between on one side France of General De Gaulle, and of the"Other side Israel and the United States when France decided to sell its mirage planes in 1969 to an Arab country Libya.The Americans and British also pressed n 1982 on the French President Mitterrand to deliver to the British at war in the Malouines against the Argentines the codes of the exocet missiles which were equipped the Argentinean planes of mark French Super Etendard , British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was distraught by the repercussions on British public opinion after the destruction of the British destroyer Sheffield by an exocet missile causing the death of 323 British sailors.The sale of French exocet missiles exploded after this episode.
France has always been a formidable military power in Europe. They are also an exellent alternative to many nations for arms sales to governments who do not want to buy from the Americans, Russians, or Chinese. They have a capable, professional Army, Navy, and Air Force that is well armed and equipped. The Foreign Legion is one of the best expeditionary forces in the world. And they are a nuclear power. France is one of the quiet bad@sses in the EU militarily. And has been for a while. Bottom line; France can hold its own militarily. Unlike many of its EU neighbors.
I'll give you that, but these people bumping you up to super power level are just crazy. Your a great power sure, but far from being at the top.
@@user-jb2zb8yr5k Agreed. They are more of a REGIONAL power
France is a regional military power with global reach
LOL bet India not happy finding out all their stockpiles of Russian made weapons are likely rubbish đ€Ł
That's ok they will just add curry spice đšđš
Make BAGUETTE Great Again đ„
On the plus side most of China's weapons are just ripoffs of Russian rubbish
We all saw who had penetrated their Manhood inside the Ukraine with those weapons and who couldnât defend territory with all the advanced weapons and unmarked Nato soldiers
Whatever makes you happyâ@@misbah78692
You forgot to mention the Caesar howitzer that gained a lot of new customers after seeing its impact in Ukraine. Also France used to sell sub systems to Russia until Crimea invasion in 2014. For example optics for their MBT and avionics for their planes. Without them, their tanks and jet fighters are not very good. France also cancelled at the same time a contract with Russia for modern warships.
Mistral class ship export was canceled after Georgia War in 2009.
ââ@@JoJo-vm8vkno the contract was signed in 2011 and canceled in August 2015
Bravo France ! Refreshing to notice that they're on our side.
Who is âourâ, NATO? I'm just curious as tp who the "our" is in "our" side, no aggression meant (and as an aside, I very much am glad France is in our side, too...Canadian combat vet here).
Don't get too excited. Basically, here's the point of view of France : the USA are running a protection racket, and France is not interested in joining. Trump is the first president to say it out loud. Kissinger was more subtle: "From the point of view of division of labor, the US considers French resources better spent on conventional forces than on nuclear arms".
France has excellent reasons to consider that the US are an ambiguous ally. From the Suez crisis, France, UK and Israel learnt an important lesson about the balance of powers ("No nation has friends, only interests" said Charles de Gaulle), but reacted quite differently : UK and Israel by aligning, France by pursuing an independent strategic route. The French nuclear arsenal amongst other programs was developed, simply because France doesn't believe for one second that the US would actually defend Europe (apart if they would directly benefit from it, economically or strategically). France assumed that the US wouldn't use nuclear weapons to retaliate against USSR if they would strike Europe first (as mutual destruction is not in the US interest) ; and France also assumed that the USSR knew that as well, which nullified the deterrence. Kissinger again: "Precisely because he is sure that the US will protect Europe in the immediate future, [De Gaulle] wants to use this respite to establish insurance for the far future. He is looking ahead to a time when present leaders will have disappeared and American attention may be focused on other continents".
France has been advocating for a strong independent Europe for 6 decades (and some would say: going as far as accepting arrangements detrimental to its own interests). The US had a different project: Europe should be a buffer against USSR, but never develop as a power that could challenge the balance of powers (one major aspect of the plan : ensure that the Paris-Berlin-Moscow axis never exist).
we are on our own side
Doesn't matter who's side they are on, they will always be the first to surrender anyway
I suppose you are american, we always were and always will be
Because the French have an excellent education system
not as good as it used to be anymore...đ
The system is designed to bring the cream to the top and does that very well. However it isn't that great for those that aren't particularly gifted or interested academically. A huge emphasis on mathematics
@@user-aero68 Mathematics is the language of the universe.
As a french, I am laughing at this statement !
Lol đ
French military power doesnt show off but its actually big
People mocking the French have no ideaâŠ
Bigger than Russia not "bigger then Russia".
That is your only correction? the title says How Did France Become Military Superpower (Bigger then Russia)....theres missing words but you go for the stuff that isn't missing? than instead of then? if spoken out loud its the same word, but when you miss words all together...I think you should either focus on everything or just stop trying to be a smartarse know it all who really doesn't know it all...
â@ravinraven6913 interesting but I'd say the whole title is incorrect as far as my little military knowledge goes . America as of now and in the NEAR future is the only military superpower with china gaining? From what I've heard
Get some fresh air.
Slava đ„đ„
Because English really sucks for everyone đđ€Ł
And optronics on russians tank were french...
the screens of their attack helicopters as well.
Just like British ship were sunk with french missile during Falklands war. I guess we just like bothering the Brits when it's possible. ;-)
@@theMooly Yeeh, i remember that one ! we sold some Exocet air to sea missiles to Italy who sold some to Argentina. Well, the Exocet is combat proven and still available on the Rafale !
And you have not yet speak about our naval capacity with fregate , submarine amphibious/light-carrier ship etc . As a french i like this video :)
Tress bien Francias. Never trust Uncle SAM. Francias est Aly moi pay Indie. Bravo from India
well done for trying đ
L'indépendance est un bien des plus précieux mon ami. Vive l'Inde, vive le Bharat.
@@MawattWillis India et Bharat mĂȘme chose.
â@@MawattWillisBut not for Africa countries? And not for New calidonia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Reunion island etc?
@@francoislechanceux5818 t'es conscient que les pays que tu cites ont réalisé un référendum afin de choisir ou non leur indépendance ? des pays comme l'ile Maurice l'ont choisie et l'on eue
It appears that South Korea is making great strides in their arms industry. They have sold light fighter jets to several counties and have already flown a more advanced powerful jet. They are also producing some of the best armored vehicles and SPH in the world already with exports to Europe and possibly Australia. They have a MLRS equivalent to HIMARS that can be acquired with less wait. They are also significant producers of NATO standard ammunition.
There's also a new generation of light tanks and troops transports made by Nexter, coming from France; the Griffon, Serval and Jaguar. Nexter is an excellent company producing hight tech military combat vehicles
New Superpower? France always (kind of) held that status, especially economically! They have - as far as I know, the largest exclusive economic zone in the world, because they still retain possessions outside of mainland France! Yes, even larger than the US (11,691 KM vs. 11,351 KM - yes: Kilometers, nobody but backwards countries uses imperial units anymore!)
As a French i'm not so sure about that
depending of the sources the americans have a biggest economic zone through. As a student french school books says that the americans come out on top and France second
France is a great power though in what place I'm unsure of to say. Quite a few countries of similar or greater strength these days to France. Like India, japan, israel, Brazil, Mexico, for example outside of Europe are similar or greater. In Europe it be germany, Poland, Italy, spain(Spain I can say is probably weaker but their a high secondary power or low great power in terms of strength), united kingdom, turkey, and probably a few others I'm missing. France has too many similar strength or stronger countries to be a super power. At best their a mid level or high level great power probably below India or Russia so around 5th to 10th strongest I'd put them. So usa, china, russia/India for 3rd and 4th, than France might be 5th strongest or at least could argue it.
Only usa claims super power status, and china trying to become one is closest in line for being a super power.
True and also for the same reasons more time zones than any other country, 13 or 14 iirc.
â@@user-jb2zb8yr5k aucun de ses pays n'a de porte avion nuclĂ©aire, aucun de ses pays n'a de sous marin nuclĂ©aire lanceur d'engins capable de rayer un pays avec un seul de ses sous marins, alors faut arrĂȘter avec tes chars et tes canons đ
â@@-zawzaw-8897 les zee peuvent ĂȘtre Ă©tendue c'est pour cela que tu as diffĂ©rentes valeurs en fonction de l'annĂ©e a ma connaissance c'Ă©tait d'abord France avec la plus grande puis les Ătats-Unis actullement mais au vue des demandes actuelles la France peut repasser devant, elle seront probablement acceptĂ©e si la convention est respectĂ© et sans ingĂ©rence Ă©trangĂšre pendant ce temps les USA pourrait avoir un du mal a contrĂŽler l'Arctique de maniĂšre permanente au vue du nombre de pays candidats Ă©ligible et de leurs positions remise en question de plus en plus sur la scĂšne gĂ©opolitique. Mais le sujet reste le mĂȘme la France a l'une des plus grandes zee du monde et beaucoup de ressources naturelles maritimes la France a ironiquement le potentiel pour devenir une puissance naval mondiale puisqu'elle est l'un des rares pays qui peut projeter sa force par le biais de sa marine de maniĂšre certaine avec les USA et le RU (probablement la chine bientĂŽt et l'inde dans le futur) et qui en a besoin au vue des territoires d'outres-mers.evidemment au vue du classement des ports français et les prioritĂ©s des politiques Ă©tant diffĂ©rentes cela ne risque pas d'arriver ou dans trĂšs longtemps/suite Ă une crise majeur nĂ©cessitant cela.(Un deuxiĂšme porte-avion opĂ©rationnelle en plus du Charles de gaulle ou de son futur remplaçant serait un bon dĂ©but)
By not gutting their defense industry when the cold war ended.
Good for France. My biggest concern and question is, where is Britain in this market?
Britain is US puppet đđđ Even more since Brexit đ
France is considering UK as his main partner for defence industry...we can not rely on germans unfortunately.Storm Shadow/Scalp dev is a good example of it.
@@fredericpanier6711 They can be ponctual partners, but SCAF and futur tank still with the Germans not UK!
@@jonathanratel3150 Let see because Germans can stop collaboration anytime (like we experienced with the dev of new nuclear reactor).They are not reliable people like the Brits can be...according my experience in the industry at least.
@@fredericpanier6711
Sorry, but I'm not familiar with storm shadow. I'd appreciate some information about it. Thanks
France arm is more reliable than Russian made arm, US arm sells comes with terms and conditions. I assume France should hut hight in the near future. Go go French.
I will say two things
1) Western equipment is far superior in almost every aspect but a key drawback for these technologies is that they are far too expensive to produce and the cost to maintain the weapon systems is too. If the Ukraine conflict is teaching us anything is that cheap, and easy to build weapon systems and designs will ultimately outperform the higher quality weapons. We cannot underestimate a peak Russian wartime economy moving into next year. Ukraine, unless they get additional funding and supply for additional anti air weapon systems then their production centers will not be able to compete with Russia.
2)Our countries are giving aid with stipulations and that is not how war is being fought by the Russians. They are literally sending everything they have at the Ukrainians, while they have to fight a war under supplied and with outdated expensive western equipment. The West is fractured by Russian aggression and Macron is seeing the writing on the wall. This only ends one way.
High end equipemnt makes sense when you have smaller armies. Much like in smaller countires like those in Europe.
Lets Go MACRON đšđł
Think Is West Is wealthy enough to afford such expensive weapons in much greater numbers than Russia Its cheap systems. NATO Have GDP 35 times bigger than Russia. Even germany Have 2 times bigger GDP alone. Basicaly that means germany Can afford to invest 2 times more in each single weapon And piece of ammo And still Have same amount as Russia.
Aim 120 air to air missile used by the f22 and f35 . Range 160 kms. Speed . Mach 1. R 37 air to air missile used by su 57. Range 400 kms . Speed Mach 6
Can we have more examples of â superior â western weapons ?đ
Abrams , leopards , etc failed badly in Ukraine . F22 f35 not battle tested against advanced air defence
Russia superiority in missiles , air defences obvious
But you fail to mention Germany/west was reliant on cheap Russian gas to power their economies which is no longer available.
Rafal not "rafalé", the final e is silent
Same for Leclerc, the last "c" is silent
Its ok for english-speakers to pronounce french like that. No one truly gives a shit how itâs pronounced, outside of France
@@danielfigueredo6994 i agree with you, Denial
Rafale is a guste in english
@@danielfigueredo6994 Outside of France, especially in the ounyted stetz and the ounyted keendom?
You don't pronounce the c at the end of "Leclerc", in case you are interested in it's actual pronunciation
Caesar trucks demonstrated French great tactical understanding of the needs in battlefields. As well explained, reactivity made the opportunity for buyers, but it doesnât mean material is better, itâs time that will say if it is. Strategic position of western indĂ©pendant arm supplier is smart, as long as France keep its independance. As English men say it : wait and see
Um...because Russian equiptment is crap?
What's the weather like in Copeville?
@derbigpr500 Sorry pal, I'm from St. Louis.
McDonnell Douglas is still the all time leading distributor of Mig and Sukoi parts
If it were crap it would've been great fertilizer so not even that... lol
Although... coming to think of it their Meatbag Soildier tactics.... Those Sunflowers sprawling up from the dead bodies.
You may have a point if they are included in the equipment, touché.
â@@jmjones7897it never shot down a Sukoi...
And MiGs you are talking about were 20 years behind new ones of the time
Nice cope
â@@marilynlucero9363go watch anything except CNN and braindead channels just once
Meanwhile a large portion of the UK population dont want the UK exporting arms, or oil and gas and them complain we are a poorer country...
Your country punches way above its weight. Always has. Plus we have your back. Love from the USA.
The debit of fRANCE is 3075 billion euros !! Debit england ???
@@user-hb9jh6it1j And how many jellies coming in France for healthcare or retirement?
Well the UK is still richer than France to be honest
I am French. I think right now, we are in a good moment. Our future will rely on two different streams: European partnership and indopacific (Indian especially)/arabian partnerships for normal systems. For very special systems, like hypersonic, aircraft carriers, we will continue a policy of cooperation with USA. With Europe, cooperation can last forever. MGCS, SCAF, Maritime, Twister are good Examples of this. With info pacifique partners, a question still remain on how prolonged it can be since in 2040, India by itself will be very strong. Since India is close to French Islands, we will want to maintain good ties in the long run. Same thing with Egypt, Indonesia, Singapore, EAU and Qatar, on one of the main way to our Pacifique Islands. The incentive for cooperation will remain strong, either through Radar, Rafale, submarines or MBT and coming evolutions. With USA, our mathematicians may be a good boost to US hypersonic gliders, as scientific and economic cooperation and competition has been a driver for US and Europe to stay at the forefront of innovation. Russia will play their cards as well, but Russi is in a tough spot, for reasons we have little to do with. Quality of Russian jets without French Avionics is dropping. China will rely on home industry, since they donât need Russian motors anymore. India and Vietnam, traditional importers of Russian equipments are worried on how close Russians are to China, since China is the biggest threat to their sovereignty. We (French) have nothing to do with these developments. I wished we were masterminds of this, but we work only on what we can do (techno and prod) and try to sell. The position our competitors places themselves is not something we can work or plan for, or if so, very marginally.
Russia selling to both India and China: "I'm playing both sides so I always come out on top"
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China only buys a handful of Russian weapons they simply copy them
You have actually hinted at the fact that over the next three decades
India may become more powerful as its population and economy grow while at the same time
Russia's population will decline.
By the 2050s not only China but also India may see Russia as a junior partner if they are even partners at all.
We may also see countries such as Mexico and Indonesia greatly surpass Russia in GDP.
It may harder and harder for Russia to continue to pretend that it is a great power if so many countries exceed it in population and GDP..
And as well as the American population and economy continue to grow it will become more and more absurd to compare Russia to the United States.
Russia sells weapons to China, India and....Pakistan.
A good general rule for pronouncing French correctly is not to pronounce the final letter; this works in 90% of cases : LECLER(c) RAFAL(e) PARI(s) APPETI(t), CHARLE(s) DE GAUL(le) etc
Not quite, but yours is a good effort
It's just plain weird how so many Americans assume that French pronunciation is similar to Italian; it is NOT.
c'est un document qui correspond parfaitement à la réalité ! la France a su s'affranchir au bon moment de la tutelle américaine
pour la fabrication d'armes ,le seul problÚme c'est la quantité ! nous avons des trÚs bons ingénieurs de l'armement ,dans toutes les
composantes mais cela reste quand mĂȘme des Ă©chantillons ,on l'a vu pour les obus ,on tiendrait maximum 3 jours en combat
de haute intensité !
Le federalisme européen c'est la soumission aux US. Nos élites travaillent directement pour Washington. Young french leader, American foundation.
This video is not talking about the company behind Franceâs rise. Not Dassault but Thales. Actually, russian planes and tanks relied on Thales optics and radar, sensors systems. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Thales stopped all business with Russia. This benefits to⊠the UK, whoâs now re-opening missiles production plants for Thales.
When a plane's in the sky
And a bomb hits your eye
That's Rafalay...
What the hell is "Rafalay"???
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You're right. It's ra-FALL-ay đ
@@philipb2134 Watch the video-ay and it should become obvious-ay
@@mowgli2071 wouldn't it have taken you less time to explain your bizarre, weird,, cryptic, message?
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Im british đŹđ§ and would like to say well done france. You guys actually have an arms industry unlike us
The British build the best ships tho tbf
Nice video.
You talk a lot about the Rafale and the Leclerc tank, but France"s other combat proven weapon is the CAESAR (truck with artillery system), and there is a lot of demand for it.
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Itâs âbigger thanâ not âbigger thenâ.
its also missing the word A or THE but you guys are focused on one wrong thing, why not fully correct them? only half correcting them makes you look like a knob who is trying to be a know it all but really showing they don't know much
â@@ravinraven6913Okay then.
1. The first letter of a word at the start of a sentence needs to be capitalised.
2. You also missed the apostrophe in "It's," as you're using a contraction of "it is."
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4. You switch between addressing the reader as "you" and then "they." I am not sure you're in any position to be calling anyone else names. "The pot calling the kettle black."
5. This tiny little dot "." is known as a full stop. You use it when finishing a sentence.
Thank you for the videos, could you do more European countries?
At @15:46 the video shows a T-72 and "Arjun MBT" side by side. Only problem is that the tank on the left is not a T-72.
I'm no tank expert, but the tank on the left look more like a Centurion to me.
the "e" in Rafale is quiet in french, it is pronounce "Rafal", not "Rafalés" that make it sound like a south america off-brand fighter jet ( and hurt my hears ).
at least that's better than the classic RafaEl đ
I hope number,2 military too
That would be Poland (hopefully)
But due to Macron's words of NATO boots on the ground I do feel they deserve to be pulling ahead in third place.
@@marilynlucero9363 Poland buys a lot but they can't function independently at all as a military
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With South Korea, Turkey and few others, France will have serious competition in the next decades
Doesn't make us a military superpower when we struggle maintaining our equipment because of lack of budget.
There is an often ignored similarity between American and French people: a fair scepticism and distrust/ dislike of big brother state. Some carry guns, others burn down public offices once or twice a year.đ
Napoleon helped fund and arm the American Revolutionary War. France is quite literally America's oldest ally, France helped America gain independence.
France never shot the US in the back though. US does it whenever they can.
France has millennials. Russia does not
Russia has serfs, France does not. At least millennials can think for themselves
Russia had millennials. Now they are simply either living in Kazakhstan or scattered in shallow graves around the Donbas.
Russia has serfs, France does not
Euhhhh i'm français and i can tell you yeah we have à great army with great soldier and technologies...
BUT WE HAVE ONLY 5 DAYS OF AMMUNITION.
Weird T-72 at 15.49. Looks oddly more like a Centurion.
Always have been
Thanks for the great video.
Et oui, en 39 l'armée française à été batue car elle n'a pas sue se moderniser, aprÚs 14/18. Cela lui a servi de leçon. De Gaulle lavait compris.
good video !
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If the French arms suppliers can keep prices low, they will be come a major arms supplier. PRICE, PRICE, PRICE!
Now we understand why Putin is pissed at France :)
More seriously, I've always wondered why France's military equipment was not more popular. In my opinion, they currently have the best quality/price ratio. The rafale is a marvel, Leclerc is a bit old but as mentioned proved far more resilient and capable than the competitors, to mention only these 2. I'm especially disapointed that European countries still chose to buy american rather than French, particularly today when we all know that american support in case of was is not 100% sure.
We export a lot, but our Armée de Terre lacks quantity. It's mainly an expeditionnary force. We are not a military superpower, exception of the nukes. We are a good weapon provider.
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Very beautyful very beautiful burst plane rafale and Leclerc tank.
the French know how to build beautiful weapons.
it is the only barrier in Europe against Russia
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I donât even know what Europe means anymore, do they do anything? At least itâs starting to look like it. Iâd love to see a strong Europe again, one that could stop the wars burning the lands on their doorstep. Oh, and climate change!
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Youre easily forgiven for not knowing what 'Europe' means.
That word is a quick fix for describing a general area, and has a few interpretations depending on context.
Europe is the biggest marketplace. Too bad you don't know thatđ
Agreed. Some Europe leaders are however still under US influence or Russian (Hungary at least)⊠for hey are all too afraid of letting go of their big brother and until they do, Macron will be the only one punching for a strong United Europe. Just look at all of them buying the F35 to not upset big brother⊠while there are several European solutionsâŠ
Iceland,United Kingdom,Ireland,Norway,Sweden,Finland,Russia,Denmark,France,Luxembourg,Belgium,Netherlands,Germany,Spain,Portugal,Italy,Vatican city,San marino,Switzerland,Liechtenstein,Austria,Poland,Czechia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Hungary,Bulgaria,Serbia,North Macedonia,Greece,Kosovo,Albania,Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Turkey,Ukraine,Belarus,estonia,Lithuania,Latvia,Romania,Moldova,Montenegro are all of the european countries i could think of
France has left the integrated commandment of Nato in 1966 but was still member of the alliance with the political part. Nato has 2 parts : integrated commandment + political part.
De gaulle has left the integrated commandment because France had a nuclear force in 1966 and it could not stay under the orders of Nato / USA .
the French have a powerful arms industry and above all they have excellent engineers and great experience...it's the winning trio.
the Rafale is by far the best plane today, it does everything with excellence, it is not completely stealthy but it has technologically advanced sensors which protect it from shots from beyond the electronic horizon... .and in close combat he is just unbeatable.
the F 35 doesn't know how to do everything, plus it's not finished, it's expensive, and still has big flaws that will probably never be fixed... it's a failure.
not to mention the economic blackmail practiced by the Americans while the French offer complete assistance and concrete guarantees! France has always honored its commitments, this is not the case for the Americans who have sometimes suspended their delivery of spare parts due to political or economic events that did not suit them.
As a French, this misleading title is insulting me... How we became superpower? He should type "country with the most victories" on google and write the result in the title of his video ....
If you are not there you are as close as any country yhat is not called USA. The russians are scared shitless of a France involvement in Ukraine which i believe is what made putin change his house furniture.
No one cares about your ancestors wins, as of late you aren't doing so great. You lost to the Germans in ww2 and Franco Prussian war, and likely would lost in ww1 if not for British and American help. You also lost most of your colonies, you simple aren't a super power and haven't been since napoleon and the coalition wars, right now your a mid level great power at best.
@@user-jb2zb8yr5k HAHAHAH have you been to school ? LOOOL WW1 not only the french won it but at that time they were THE BEST army of the world...
France didn't "lose" WW2, and the allies won also because of all the informations provided by the french resistance (detailed maps etc). The US didn't win a war by themselves since.. I don't even remember when or if it did happen....
And about UK, without the help of the french during Denkrik battle to allow them to escape they would lose their army... Same thing for the support of the US, without it, they would have been defeated.
Now even the nuclear bomb of the british belong to the US (yes they can't use it without the agreement of the US... Unlike France who is 100% autonomous).
@@user-jb2zb8yr5k France is a superpower my man they just donât show off about it but every dude I know who work with the French always say they world class their Special Forces Navy Army they just donât brag..
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How much corruption is in the military in France compared to Russia?
France 0%... ruSSia 99% đ
Actually a lot. Certainly not as much as in Russia but there is a lot of nepotism, corruption and mismanagement in French army. Especially in the buying department
much less. russia is pretty much a military dictatorship.
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Do you know how many Rafales France can produce per month, Two. They hope to increase to three from 2025.
No to five and maybe six... refresh yoir sources. đ
@@avb4805 The French themselves said that, not me.Even if it's 5, come on, that's nothing.
@@rashabelgrade 5 or 6 it's nothing for big country like usa or china but it's Huge for a small country like france and that's just enough to sell more than 70 combat aircratf per year... and it's the only country in europe who can do that, so that's nothing compare to china and usa but huge in europe and better than russia... it's better than nothing compare to other nation, germany, spain, italy and england are far behind... đđ
@@avb4805How France Become Military Superpower.
This is the title of that video. Although most of what you wrote is true, but from the perspective of the Americans, Russians and Chinese, it is kindergarten.
The characteristics of any weapon in the world produced in any country in the world are just statistics, and the only important thing is how that weapon has proven itself in real conditions.
@@rashabelgrade for usa and china it's true but for russia no more... russian armement is crap đ and the french rafale already prove is efficiency in combat, even in the sky of jordan a few days ago with the iranian drones and that's the most important thing... reliable and combat proven. FRENCH MADE đšđ”
Very interesting. I heard France's now became the 2nd higher weapons export country in the world, just after the US?
Very interesting analysis on long time period and specific points by countries but it was just regrettable that the CAESAR "best howitzer system so far" vas not mentioned. Thanks for you video. and hope that european countries will be best to conduct together their arm industry to success (within continue their partnetship with US).
France just got kicked out of Africa to be replaced by Wagner
I believe French generals have openly admired they are not trained and equipped for large scale intensive operations such as in SMO
We must put the comments into perspective, France has indeed lost 3 bases in Africa, but there are still half a dozen remaining.
Mali, which seemed so happy to get rid of the French, is starting to see the other side of the coin with terrorist attacks up 140% since the departure of the French and the incompetence of the Wagner group in particular and the Russians in general.
Nothing to do with the army.
This is a purely political issue, with the new local tyrant preferring to ally himself with Russian mercenaries.
@@CROM-on1bz This will be the same conclusion than defence industry, after experiencing the Russian security know how to maintain order they will come back to us or another western country.
France wanted War against Niger, Mali, their new gorvnments unde russian influences. Usa said no, because of histoire spy network and bases. Now it s the mess in Mali with terrorists
France has no more colonies in Africa for decades , Wake Up Africa and stop the Nap đ€
The French fold like lawn chairs always have.
According to historian Niall Ferguson: "of the 125 major European wars fought since 1495, the French have participated in 50 - more than Austria (47) and England (43). Out of 168 battles fought since 387 BC, they have won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10", making France the most successful military power in European history-in terms of number of fought and won.
@@DUNOIS62 None of those stats intimidated Hitler.
@@DUNOIS62 just gotta fuck up once somewhere important and thats it.
Never have to wait too long for that one.
You would have lost without the French in 1776 never forget that bozo
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There are many countries that the US won't sell F-35s to. The Rafale have filled in these places.
It's not the size of the army in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the army!
The French had the largest army in Europe in 1940, that particular fight ended well, hey!
absolutly false. the germans had a better army both in number and quality
@@-zawzaw-8897 Not really, the german commands knows at this time that a direct assault against the french will result in a loss for Germany. So they went through the Ardennes because French generals tought it was impossible to attack from this side. And with the blitzkrieg tactics, germans were able to push deep into France, cut resupply and finaly encircle the maginot line. So French army was encircle and stuck in their defenses.
@@JB-dn5xc Well, he was still correct, the germans had more men mobilized in the western front, and they have much more and better planes.
The French had the best army in 1933, not anymore in 1940. France had experienced two German invasions during the last sixty years, the second of which had "bled her white". Her overwhelming determination at Versailles, therefore, had been to make Germany pay for what she had done and to weaken her to such an extent that she might never again be in a position to threaten French security. For this reason, the French, in contrast with other belligerents, had remained heavily armed throughout the twenties and in 1933 possessed the most powerful army in the world. This was no mere paranoia. Even with chunks of her territory hacked off and distributed to other nations, Germany still had a population of some sixty-five million compared to France's forty. The French Military Intelligence, even prior to Hitler's advent, was providing substantial evidence of illegal German rearmament and, as the Chiefs of Staff continually reminded their political masters, France was shortly to go through the "lean years", whereby the number of conscripts for the army would be halve as a result of the low birth rate during the First World War. Anyway, the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles wanted by the French were not applied, because the British considered that the French having a powerful army would be seen as a threat by the Germans who were demanding equality of armaments with their neighbours.
The French Government surrendered, the French People never stopped fighting. The French Resistence was absolutely vital to allied victory. Sabateurs mapping out enemy emplacements and destroying checkpoints and depots.
France isnt close to a military superpower, at best their a major power/great power. At worse their a secondary power.
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Theyâre a superpower you donât know it my guy
Love those videos like France was not already a military superpower and that for almost forever
France never left NATO. De Gaulle made France leave the NATO integrated commandment, but not the organisation !
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Just scream Germans are coming and French would surrender immediately. We all know what happened in WW2. They are just cowards
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Luckily I didn't throw up my supper. That's the funniest premise I've seen on ytube on par with Biden is competent. I mean the little African states that threw France out of their countries in the last year proves the POWA of the Frenchies. Ffs. You're killing me. đ
I know right, imagine they'd pretend the US was a super power ? I mean, they got thrown out of Afghanistan, Iraq, Niger (yeah, you got thrown out too), Somalia, Lebanon, Cambodia, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam. And in some cases they left because they were losing ? To peasants with beat up AKs. What a fucking joke, right ?
They threw the USA out of their countries also...
France a superpower, don't make me laugh...
It's not and I'm french. But it's a partner you should better take into account
French military power doesnt show off, but its big . thats a fact
It is you really donât know itâs funny
When buying weapons, look towards the player who's lost big time in recent history and plans for this to never happen again, while being outmanoeuvered today in terms of number : the only option to counter having fewer troops is to equip them with the highest technology.
Realy. France loosing Africa.
It's their loss if african countries are dciding to side with crap russian material or getting scammed out of their ports/roads/airports by china XD
Doesn't mean arms selling is down.
Arms sale would have been even higher if not for US scamming Autralia out of the sub contract which they won't see before a looong time XD
Do you really think forever?
Russia lost in first Chechnyan war, got destroyed by Georgia in 1918 1918 1919 and took 1 month to capture Tbilisi in 1921 still lost 6000 men and dozens of technique.
lol lost* africa. But that doesn't mean Russia is better or worse than France. Bad is bad, but this guys a right winger who knows very little on what words mean. They don't know when to add the word A or when to use Then or Than...this guy isn't worth listening to even when you're trying to find out all available sources of information to make an informed choice.
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Britain has the largest non-american arms contractor in the world.