FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Foreign Assistance
_The Ministere de la Defense or the French military industry can on request assist foreign nations with a variety of matters. The Ministere de la Defense has several education facilities that are open to foreign specialists, but can also assist foreign nations in areas such as research and development. Because of the close cooperation between the Ministere de la Defense and the French defense contractors such assistance can be tailored made for any specific customer. Special attention goes to French shipyard consultancy. France's naval assets are considered to be among the most modern and capable in the world and the French shipyards and the DGA can provide foreign assistance in the form of resources planning, manufacturing layouts, investments, shipyard layouts, supporting the investment process of equipment and shipbuilding related manufacturing facilities, supplying of shipbuilding and ship related equipment and respective training and assisting shipyards in operations and equipment. As stated this can be agreed upon for all types of equipment, however emphasis is placed upon the shipyards and land defense systems.