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interests of our Heads Of State and government its their duty normally to bring wars to a swift and the us notes movie super freak. In france and germany private Defense Contractors on just supplying equipment theyre also providing expertise and personnel. For just like it when it comes to such privatization the first issue is the harm to taxpayers. In every case weve examined private contractors are more expensive than public ones here this year is too big. In both france and germany the military is in a state of transition political circumstances a complex and the military is feeling the pinch. Of us sure the military must innovate and modernize before it is up me they have
also tones and the challenges are immense what new tasks lie ahead how can we modernize promotes digitalisation what new demands will our personnel face. When it comes to public displays of current prestige frances armed forces enjoy more visibility then to germany. Every july the fourteenth on bastille day front celebrate its National Holiday with a Military Parade in paris its a demonstration of military might fighter jets thunder overhead and some Four Thousand soldiers march down the shows eliezer. But the French Military doesnt just come from as it may seem like the German Bundeswehr it has to contend with short for. Although in Funding Personnel and equipment. Yet the french of forces
often take part in Military Missions abroad and as an Antiterrorism Measure they also help protect key locations at home. Since One Thousand Nine Hundred Five france has deployed its military to more than one hundred locations around the world some Seven Thousand Three Hundred french soldiers are currently deployed abroad germany has just Four Thousand soldiers on foreign missions. Frances military expenditures are currently about one point eight percent of g. D. P. A figure the Country Plans to increase substantially most french Weapons Manufacturers a majority owned by the state. In germany that figure is one point two percent of g. D. P. An amount its also pledged to increase defense and Weapons Companies a privately owned the border spares currently making headlines for gaps in equipment. The im tired as
a small family of eight men just isnt that look folks are good at the aircraft transport helicopters tanks some armored divisions shared tanks depends it makes no sense given our political and Security Situation in the tasks theyve been assigned by parliament for. The bundesliga also has a Personnel Shortage in twenty sixteen germany had about One Hundred Eighty Thousand active Military Personnel a historic low france has Two Hundred Nine Thousand troops on active duty. The french and German Armed Forces are under Pressure Outsourcing and cooperation with private contractors promise lower costs and fast results. What are the risks of this strategy how closely to the french and german militaries collaborate. With private contractors and whats the impact on democratic control and oversight. To find out more we go
to camp mama near the city of Mazar E Sharif in Northern Afghanistan some two thousand soldiers from twenty two countries are stationed here the majority from germany. Germany has come on discount mom i am just going to say as launches never deployment. Today many jews in the camp have been taken over by contractors those before private companies are active at camp mama the number of german troops has been slashed. When nato as I Surf Mission ended germany cut its deployment to a maximum of Nine Hundred Eighty troops in afghanistan while the mission of come from our model is now a more limited one it would be impossible to run the camp without the private contractors. One tree bordered mine commanded camp mom are for nearly a year before returning from afghanistan in late twenty seventeen. Under the guise of operation we conducted our own operations particularly in the north of afghanistan talk of missions with our Afghan Partner in london now under Mission Resolute support were limited to whats called train advise and assist Training AdviseAfghan Security forces at the higher Leadership Levels there are problems in the outskirts dont these offer off moves even. While the mission has changed the danger is still real when the advisors go to meet their afghan colleagues they move in an armored convoy the advisors are under heavy protection. They all wear Bulletproof Vests and helmets and theyre armed. The bundeswehr has been calling
for an increase in the german presence in afghanistan for some time in march twenty eighth in the German Parliament agreed that a dentition all Three Hundred german troops may be deployed at camp mama. Left tenant colonel marco how busy responsible for the smooth operation of the camp is that he says the Troop Reduction has caused difficulties it isnt up to me yet we are not demised for our mission here or. In corner of and what that means is that if any soldier is unable to perform their duties were no longer able to carry out certain functions. And. Thats also why weve passed on many duties to Civilian Companies which provide various services. Or and. Given the limitations we face due to Troop Reductions or that We Couldnt Carry Out our mission here without them just because you can cause. Or snooty it. With One Hundred Sixty Seven employees equal log is the largest private contractor at camp mom miles just off base company which specializes in work in war zones handles Waste Management laundry and other services at the camp. Most ecological ploy to use here afghans the rest come from southeastern europe and india. But there are also limits to us instead ecomog head of marketing has flown in from just a little. As of his in the thrill of the whole full part of the fun arms of this and of course were prepared for missions like this when we dont go anywhere without providing the proper training in Health Safety and im vironment appalling our own Health Safety and Environmental Policies and our employees receive training in the food so theyre prepared for the work here is in the form of our thoughts
and. More than three years after the end of the nato Military Mission the Security Situation in afghanistan has deteriorated drastically according to a un report two thousand Three Hundred people were killed in Suicide Attacks during twenty seventeen. To protect themselves from possible ambush the troops travel in a heavily armed convoy on their way to a Training Exercise near the camp. Ecomog employees dont receive these protections they do the camps laundry off site its a fifteen minute drive with new security the soldiers receive maximum protection the civilians not. Become dogs head of Marketing Concept ford says the risk is manageable was his mission here to force in those islands in the high kong the one hand you have a Military Force Operating in a foreign country. And theres us a company. We live here and employ local staff and the military must undertake measures of an entirely different order than we dont under the demons want us for missing. An Afghan Security company guards the entrance but its unlikely that a handful of aam guards could offer protection against an attack. Some Five Hundred Fifty civilian employees work at camp mama about a third are afghans. For civilians welcome to the camp can be dangerous in Two Thousand And Six eight economic employees were kidnapped in southern afghanistan. For will kill. Anyone in the bundeswehr today knows theyre likely to be deployed abroad in afghanistan to mali theyd be risking their lives. When its a private firm say the caterers thats problematic. What happens if poorly paid filipino employees are injured or even killed in a Rocket Attack the looted and that. The Military Leadership on the ground has no choice but to rely on outsourcing. For general boredom and the operational readiness of his troops had to come first before. Dusk we have an upper limit here when it comes to Troop Numbers and accounting and every Service Provided by a civilian means that we dont need a soldier to do it you know if they can focus on the military. Minds at some point the German Parliament has to approve every mission and it just damages troop levels
for each mandate employees of Civilian Contractors arent counted in those limits critics say its a way to evade the parliamentary mending. The German Ministry of defense responded to our inquiry in writing. It said the commissioning of private Service Providers takes place outside the area of core military capabilities i. E. Particularly in the area of logistical and Technical Support for this reason it does not fall under the scope of the constitutionally established parliamentary oversight. The bundeswehr defines its core Military Mission in afghanistan as Reconnaissance Surveillance Security Evacuation and the training of local security forces. In the case of laundry and fuel services its easy to distinguish between
civilian and military duties. But what about when the contractor is a Weapons Manufacturer. House muff i. V. Command is a german base Defense Company that specializes in Homage Vehicles its also well parades Repair Facility in Mazar E Sharif. Thats been on football you can read and they have contracts with various companies there are hardly any military Service Staff here anymore present on my nose duties of all been handed over to private industry. I was barred from security related duty the military still handles. Day to day camp operations have all been taken over by Civilian Companies in mind for the people in the. Time another German Defense contractor also will parade some Maintenance Facility next door. Were not permitted to film that. Without civilian support the surge is here and would have now wolf known treat all meals and their
vehicles wouldnt be operational. But even some of the troops have misgivings. To susie who is finnish mish. If we become too dependent on private Service Providers. And they dont perform those services properly well have no we course. Its munitions clean finish them end of this talk is lets say we take them to court and win what good will that do us if we no longer have the capabilities we need on a foreign deployment. So often out so thats the risk i take when i outsource something to civilians that i prefer to keep as part of our core capabilities. The repair and maintenance of drones most experts would agree is a coal military capability. Yet even here private contractors are taking over. About twenty m. Buss employees are responsible for the operation of the header and reconnaissance drones germany leases these Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from israel. The drills provide aerial photographs of Northern Afghanistan. They operate around the clock detecting booby traps Generating Movement profiles and supporting the assessment of the situation on the ground and. Air bus technicians and soldiers sit side by side in these containers where the drone Operation Command center is found the German Military says civilians working only within clearly defined limits. The difference in figure theyre allowed to carry out technical preparations and make notes but not to fly them or to undertake surveillance the boundaries are clear audition it. Why cant they fly them to do this when theyre committed to fly during takeoff and landing if theyre trained
drone pilots and thats in our contract in london although that doesnt always get what they dont handle any operational asked banks. This group of weve. Got it all of when you control a drone on a Military Airfield during takeoff or landing youre at the hypocenter of Military Activity as. One hundred homes are being used for Military Purposes as they are in afghanistan. Around areas of fiction come under the time. Many experts say the operation of military drones by a private company poses many risks. But specific ideas of cause and one option what if one of these big heavy drones crashed harming people. And if it wasnt a german soldier a Military Combatant under International Law controlling the drone but
a private Service Provider to go which can you let the situation know legal expert in the Defense Ministry would want to be confronted with. How would germany respond if the Afghan Police came to arrest that civilians wrong pilot and his name through. Official Government Policies notwithstanding it would seem that military capabilities are being outsourced to civilian providers in afghanistan even in very delicate areas of operation. The German Bundeswehr however insists that no core military capabilities are being transferred to private companies. Many of the civilian drone pilots were once in the border disappear the boundary between the military and private industry is becoming increasingly plugged the military is losing control of the Core Competencies and private Defense Contractors