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GICAT carries out a wide range of communications operations to support the development of its members, both in France and abroad, and to enhance the image of the land and air-land defense and security industry.

This section gives you access to all GICAT actions that have received press coverage or been made public.

GICAT 2026 Greetings - A solid, mobilized and forward-looking defense and security industry

Appointment of Lieutenant General (2S) Marc Ollier as Deputy Delegate General for Defense as of January 15, 2026

Emmanuel LEVACHER becomes the new president of GICAT

Milipol Paris 2025 - The GICAT Pavilion: showcasing French innovation in global security

Satory Tech: the Plateau de Satory accelerates its transformation into a center of excellence for defense and innovation

France-Ukraine Defense Innovation Forum: a decisive step in defense industrial cooperation

Members' news

All the latest news from GICAT members.

John Cockerill Defense and Daimler Truck win contract to supply 7,000 PL6T trucks to the French Army

Merger of ESARIS INDUSTRIES and Systèmes et Connectique du Mans (SCM), effective December 17, 2025.

UNAC wins the DGA «ROBIN» contract - the French Army's first mass-produced heavy robotics program.

UNAC signs contract with Italian National Land Armament Directorate for the supply of five TNA vehicles

Arquus is supporting the DGA and the French Army in developing a new French self-defense capability against drones.

Texelis launches two Celeris vehicles in two weeks on two different continents

GICAT media news

As part of its activities, GICAT is regularly called upon by the media to provide its expertise on the land and air defense and security industry. Without commenting directly on current political and geopolitical events, GICAT analyzes the industry's challenges in light of the current context, and highlights key issues such as attractiveness, financing, exports, etc. In this way, GICAT contributes to public debate and sheds light on the challenges facing the sector.

This section contains interviews and press articles in which GICAT has taken part.

Lex Delles en visite de travail à Paris à l'occasion du salon Vivatech 2025

Lex Delles on a working visit to Vivatech 2025 in Paris

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Défense : que pensent les industriels français du plan européen à 800 milliards d’euros ?

Defense: what do French manufacturers think of the €800 billion European plan?

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Intervention du délégué général du GICAT, le général Jean-Marc Duquesne sur le 20H de BFM TV

GICAT General Delegate, General Jean-Marc Duquesne, on BFM TV's 20H news programme

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Guerre en Ukraine : La France est dans « une économie de préparation à la guerre », analyse le général Duquesne

War in Ukraine: France is in an "economy of preparation for war", analyses General Duquesne

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Défense européenne : peut-on vraiment produire plus d’armes ?

European defense: can we really produce more weapons?

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L’industrie européenne de la défense au défi de monter en cadence

Europe's defense industry challenged to move up a gear

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Intervention du délégué général du GICAT, le général Jean-Marc Duquesne dans l'émission « On n’arrête pas l’éco »

GICAT's General Delegate, General Jean-Marc Duquesne, speaks on the "On n'arrête pas l'éco" program.

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L'industrie de défense européenne : « Nous avions besoin de ces commandes hier »

L'European defence industry: "We needed these orders yesterday".

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Guerre en Ukraine : comment le conflit a révolutionné l'usage des drones de combat

War in Ukraine: how the conflict revolutionized the use of combat drones

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Comment le ministère des Armées veut faire décoller un drone MALE français en 2026

How the French Ministry of the Armed Forces plans to launch a French MALE drone in 2026

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GICAT: Strong IDEX presence showcases France’s defence strength

GICAT: Strong IDEX presence showcases France's defence strength

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À Grenoble, le tout premier sommet international des troupes de montagne rassemble équipementiers et soldats

In Grenoble, the first-ever international mountain troop summit brings together equipment manufacturers and soldiers

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