Direction générale de l’armement
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The Direction générale de l’armement is the French government agency responsible for designing, procuring, and overseeing the development of military equipment and defense technology.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Directorate General of Armaments | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French government agency
ⓘ
arms acquisition agency ⓘ defence procurement agency ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
European defence agencies
ⓘ
French Armed Forces ⓘ French defence industry ⓘ NATO partners ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| employerOf |
French defence engineers
ⓘ
armament corps officers ⓘ |
| field |
armaments engineering
ⓘ
defence technology ⓘ project management ⓘ systems engineering ⓘ |
| funding | French state budget ⓘ |
| goal |
develop and maintain strategic defence capabilities
ⓘ
equip French armed forces ⓘ foster innovation in defence technologies ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ensure technological superiority of French armed forces
ⓘ
manage defence industrial policy aspects for armaments ⓘ support export of French defence equipment ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Paris
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| jurisdiction | Government of France ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| nativeName | Direction générale de l’armement self-link ⓘ |
| oversees |
aeronautical armament programs
ⓘ
land armament programs ⓘ major French weapons programs ⓘ missile and space-related defence programs ⓘ naval armament programs ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Ministry of the Armed Forces
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France ⓘ
surface form:
Ministère des Armées
|
| responsibleFor |
defence research and technology programs
ⓘ
design of military equipment ⓘ management of French defence procurement programs ⓘ oversight of defence technology development ⓘ procurement of military equipment ⓘ support to French armed forces capability planning ⓘ testing and evaluation of weapons systems ⓘ |
| sector |
aerospace
ⓘ
defence ⓘ electronics and information systems ⓘ land systems ⓘ naval defence ⓘ |
| shortName | DGA ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | civil and military mixed organization ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Directorate General of Armaments