DCI GROUP

DCI GROUP

DCI group is the operator of the Ministry for the Armed Forces for the transfer of French armed forces’ know-how to international partners.

We have occupied a unique position in Europe for more than 45 years. We offer our institutional and industrial partners customised solutions for all their capability development needs in response to regional and international security challenges. Our teams mainly comprise high-level experts from the French armed forces: Army, Air & Space Force, Navy, Gendarmerie and the French defence procurement agency DGA.

Our goal is to invest in modernising our resources, maintaining a standard of excellence and building the innovative services of tomorrow to satisfy our partners. DCI group operates from France in centres co-located with the armed forces, or directly in partner countries.

OUR MISSIONS

• Supporting capability building of World armed forces and security forces

DCI group supports the capability development of international armed forces and security forces through the transfer of the French Armed Forces know-how. Our partners are seeking the “excellence” of the “French model” which has been widely demonstrated in foreign operations over the last few years. Their goal is to have well organised forces, clearly defined doctrines and concepts of operations, highly trained personnel, and fully mastered and available equipment. We operate through Direct sales with our partners or under specific Government to Government (GtoG) agreements as the key player of the French military bilateral cooperation.

We offer “tailor-made” services to meet each of these specific needs. We address all domains :

• Land,
• Air,
• Naval,
• Joint,
• Special Forces,
• Internal Security,
• UAVs,
• Cyber Defence,
• Space.

Our experts and our resources are involved along the entire chain of capability development, force preparation and employment :

• Academic training,
• Operational training and simulation,
• Provision of operational capabilities,
• Defence & Security expertise.

• Contributing to France’s international prestige

One of DCI group’s missions is to contribute to France’s international prestige by establishing relationships of trust with the ministries, forces and international agencies of partner countries.

DCI group contributes to the international prestige of the French armed forces and to improved interoperability with their foreign counterparts by acting as a showcase for the armed forces’ know-how and equipment.

As the trusted operator of the Ministry for the Armed Forces, DCI group expands international cooperation of the armed forces, Gendarmerie and DGA by implementing — in their name and under their supervision — all of the services required to meet all of their commitments with no negative impact on their tightly controlled human and financial resources.

• The international partner of the French DITB

DCI group supports the French defence industrial and technological base (DITB), as well as their European partners, throughout the entire process of selling their systems and equipment abroad. DCI group operates either within the framework of government to government agreements at the initiative of France and its foreign institutional partners, or at the contractors’ request.

Our aim is also to promote long-term partnerships with industrial prime contractors and small and mediumsized companies in order to develop truly comprehensive offers. We support international industrial cooperation by transferring doctrines, concepts of operations and training syllabus similar to those of France.

DCI group also assists you in the marketing, demonstration and evaluation phases by providing the operational experts necessary for the operation and support of your equipment. In addition, DCI group provides the full spectrum of operational training, technical assistance and in-service support to ensure that end users enjoy full control and a high degree of satisfaction.