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Viewing cable 07PARIS461, DOD DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN EUROSATORY 2008

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PARIS461 2007-02-06 14:07 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Paris
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Lucia A Keegan  02/07/2007 10:56:43 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Lucia A Keegan

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UNCLAS PARIS 000461 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12598: N/A 
TAGS: MASS MILI PINS ETRD MARR MASS FR
 
SUBJECT:  DOD DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN EUROSATORY 2008 
 
1.  IN ANTICIPATION OF JUNE 2008 EUROSATORY, U.S. EMBASSY 
PARIS STRONGLY SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES DIRECT DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN THIS IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL 
EVENT. 
 
2.  THE WORLD  LARGEST LAND AND AIR DEFENSE ARMAMENT TRADE 
SHOW, SCHEDULED FOR 16-20 JUNE 2008, PROVIDES AN UNEQUALLED 
SHOWCASE FOR THE BEST IN U.S. TECHNOLOGY.  DOD 
ENTHUSIASTIC AND SUCCESSFUL 
PRESENCE AT PREVIOUS EUROSATORY 
EXPOSITIONS ILLUSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO NATO AND 
COALITIONS AND DEMONSTRATES OUR CAPACITY FOR TECHNICAL AND 
MILITARY LEADERSHIP.  A STRONG AND OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED 
DISPLAY OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY IS A MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO 
COMMUNICATE OUR VOCATION TO LEADERSHIP IN DEFENSE ISSUES. 
3.  USG AND DOD PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT SUPPORTS THIS 
EMBASSY  MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN BY ENHANCING BILATERAL 
AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH KEY PARTNERS.  EUROSATORY 
STATISTICS FOR 2006 REFLECT THE TRULY INTERNATIONAL SCOPE 
OF THIS EVENT: SEVENTY PERCENT OF INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS 
(WHICH NUMBERED NEARLY 1200) AND FIFTY PERCENT OF VISITORS 
(FROM A TOTAL OF 48,000) WERE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, AND 
INCLUDED 110 OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS FROM 71 NATIONS. 
 
4.  AS THE REGIONAL COMBATANT COMMANDER, EUCOM  THEATER 
SECURITY COOPERATION PLAN IS EQUALLY SUPPORTED BY 
PARTICIPATION IN EUROSATORY.  OUR PRESENCE PROMOTES STRONG 
TIES TO CURRENT AND FUTURE ALLIES WHILE EMPHASIZING DOD 
COMMITMENT TO 
INTEROPERABILITY OF OUR RESPECTIVE ARMED 
FORCES. 
 
5.  THE U.S. EMBASSY IN PARIS STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE 
EQUIPMENT SELECTED FOR THE DOD CORRAL HAVE AS ITS FOCUS 
THOSE SYSTEMS AND PLATFORMS THAT HAVE PROVEN ESSENTIAL IN 
THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR.  SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT THEREFORE 
INCLUDES: THE M1A2 ABRAMS MAIN BATTLE TANK; THE M2 BRADLEY 
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE; THE STRYKER FAMILY OF VEHICLES; 
PATRIOT OR SLAMRAAM (RAYTHEON STANDOFF LAND ATTACK MEDIUM 
RANGE ANTI-AIR MISSILE); AVENGER (BOEING AIR DEFENSE SAM 
MOUNTED ON A HMMWV); UGV (ANY UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE); 
JAVELIN (LOCKHEED-MARTIN GROUND-LAUNCHED ANTI-TANK 
MISSILE); LOSAT (LOCKHEED-MARTIN, LINE-OF-SIGHT ANTITANK); 
BAT-31 (NORTHROP-GRUMMAN BRILLIANT ANTI-TANK MISSILE); 
HYDRA 70 (NORTHROP-GRUMMAN HIGH EXPLOSIVE REMOTE MISSILE); 
HELLFIRE (LOCKHEED-MARTIN FIRE-AND-FORGET ANTI-TANK 
MISSILE); SENTINEL (RAYTHEON ROTARY WING UAV); HUNTER 
(ALLIANT TECH UAV); SHADOW (AAI UAV); GLOBAL HAWK 
(NORTHROP-GRUMMAN UAV); LAV (GENERAL MOTORS DEFENSE LIGHT 
ARMOR VEHICLE); SADRAM (GEN CORP MULTI-SENSOR FUSED SMART 
MUNITIONS); HIMARS (STEWART & STEVENSON AND LOCKHEED- 
MARTIN, HIGHLY MOBILE ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM; PREFERABLY 
MOUNTED ON A 5-TON VEHICLE); FMTV (GOODMAN BALL FAMILY OF 
MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES AND POWER GENERATORS); MILSATCOM 
AND SMPTFIRE (ROCKWELL-COLLINS SINGLE CHANNEL SATELLITE 
COMMUNICATIONS); DRASH (DNS 4X4 DEPLOYED TACTICAL SHELTER); 
APACHE LONGBOW HELICOPTER (NORTHROP-GRUMMAN AND LOCKHEED- 
MARTIN, AH-64); BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, 
UH-60); AND THE KIOWA (BELL HELICOPTER, OH-58), MLRS, HMARS 
AND THE HUNTER OR SHADOW UAV.  AS MAIN THEMES FOR THE EVENT 
EMERGE, REQUESTED EQUIPMENT MAY CHANGE AND WILL BE 
REFLECTED VIA SEPCOR. 
 
6.  A STRONG DOD PRESENCE IN 2008 WILL CONFIRM THE U.S. AS 
THE STANDARD AGAINST WHICH ALLIANCE INTEROPERABILITY IS 
MEASURED AND SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
ADDITIONALLY, DOD PRESENCE SERVES AS AN INVITATION TO 
PURSUE TRANSATLANTIC ARMAMENTS COOPERATION AND SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE.  WITH THE ADVENT OF THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY 
AND INCREASING CONCERNS OF A CLOSED EUROPEAN ARMS MARKET, 
U.S. PARTICIPATION IS ALL THE MORE ESSENTIAL. 
 
7.  U.S. EMBASSY PARIS CONSIDERS EUROSATORY 2008 AN 
EXEMPLARY OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE VIA A STRATEGIC 
PARTICIPATION PLAN THAT THE UNITED STATES REMAINS COMMITTED 
TO LEADERSHIP IN ACHIEVING GLOBAL SECURITY AND STABILITY. 
I THEREFORE RECOMMEND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROVAL 
FORFULL, DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN EUROSATORY 2008.