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French military intelligence eager to provide more intel to the armed forces in the field

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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders to the Elysee Palace in Paris to discuss the geopolitical situation and its consequences, on 18 September 2026.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders to the Elysee Palace in Paris to discuss the geopolitical situation and its consequences, on 18 September 2026. © Thomas Samson/AFP

The French military intelligence directorate has focused heavily on ‘top-down' intelligence in recent years, aiming to provide information to its supervisory authorities. It now wants to provide more intelligence to the French forces directly, which may have felt neglected by the service.

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