Imported Article – 2026-04-25 10:10:31

Before a trip to Châteauroux this Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the invitation of the regional association Center-Val de Loire of the listeners of the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defense, General of the Army Bruno Baratz, commander of future combat, answered questions from “La Nouvelle République.” Interview: How does the future combat look? General of the Army Bruno Baratz, commander of future combat: “The robotization of the battlefield will intensify. There is a new balance to be found between very high technology, which ensures our superiority, with less technological tools [cheaper] but more easily industrializable. This is observed in Iran or elsewhere. It is also what the Russians are doing in Ukraine, with waves of drones used as saturation weapons to create breaches and then launch missiles. It is important to have industrial production capabilities in France.” Interview: Can ethical limits be imposed on the combat of tomorrow, or is it an endless race? “We must maintain a strong ethical line, based on the French humanistic approach. Because combat is one thing, but there must also be life after combat. When I was commanding in the Sahel, we set up regular points where men were invited to talk about abnormal behaviors they had observed in partners, or to think about practical cases, in order to have an ethical framework. It is something that is essential to work on and must not be violated, at the risk of major psychological problems. The lines will inevitably evolve over time, with the evolution of our own societies. But the French do not fight like Americans, nor like Germans.” Interview: Where will the war be fought tomorrow? “Due to the transparency of the battlefields due to the multiplicity of different sensors, we now see everything that happens in the combat zone. To escape this, the belligerents invest in urban areas, even underground like Hamas, to avoid being seen. Therefore, the trend is more towards urban combat. The city will remain a priority target in the war of tomorrow.” Interview: What role for nuclear weapons in future combat? “It remains the cornerstone of national defense.”