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He was speaking at a colloquium here organized by the French naval industry group GICAN (Groupement des Industries de Construction et Activit\u00e9s Navales). The event served as a curtain raiser for the 38th biennial Euronaval trade conference, scheduled for Oct. 18-22 outside Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vandier and other officers warned that France and its allies must be better prepared for maritime warfare, as global supply ships, data transfers, and critical materials all pass through the domain. After three decades of relative maritime peace, incidents such as the sinking of Russian ships in its war on Ukraine, the rise of China\u2019s navy and the recent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines have thrown the need for strong navies into sharp relief, they argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French Navy has begun preparing for a new era of high-intensity war, where battles may be fought underwater on the sea bed, in the air, in space or on the surface. Officials are looking to take advantage of breakthroughs in technologies such as artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater systems, and space-based capabilities. But sailors can no longer wait 15 years for new capabilities to be developed, said Rear Adm. \u00c9ric Malbrunot, deputy chief of naval operations for plans and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, upgrades should be performed in incremental development cycles, and standalone capabilities such as off-the-shelf unmanned systems can serve as capability boosters, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French Navy needs capabilities that will still work even if parts of a ship\u2019s central combat system break down, according to Vandier. Manufacturers must pivot from developing \u201cfail safe\u201d systems to \u201csafe to fail\u201d systems, he urged. \u201cPlug and fight\u201d-type equipment will act as force multipliers in a high-intensity war scenario, Vandier predicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technological advancements presently in development \u2013 from artificial intelligence to cyber capabilities to drones \u2013 offer \u201cmagnificent opportunities\u201d to modernize the service and ensure its operational superiority, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/eurosatory\/2022\/06\/14\/french-military-turns-to-sci-fi-to-fight-russia-hacking-spur-innovation\/\">Emmanuel Chiva<\/a>, director of the French military procurement office Delegation G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019Armement (DGA) during the colloquium. The challenge, he noted, comes down to cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a decision-maker, I cannot ignore the reality and the weight of this constraint,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chiva, who took the helm of the DGA this summer, said a new \u201cstrategic vision\u201d for the procurement office is in progress, which will be released in late 2022 or early 2023. 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