Right now a soldier is sitting in this tank. But soon it might be a Weapons Company employees. Military operations are growing more and more expensive and specialized private defense contractors have taken over many military tons of development some regard with dismay. One of the very system the structure smacks of the mafia you should believe all the politicians are independent once more like marionettes dancing to the tune of the weapons industry. But in topic the longer a war lasts the more the companies are diametrically opposed to the interests of our heads of state and government its their duty normally to bring wars to a swift and the us notes super freak. In france and germany private defense contractors on just supplying equipment there also providing expertise and personnel. For to fight when it comes to such privatization the first issue is the harm to taxpayers. In every case weve examined private contractors are more expensive than public ones here this year is too big. In both france and germany the military is in a state of transition political circumstances a complex and the military is feeling the pinch. Of us sure that military must innovate and martin iced for it is up to me to have also tons and the challenges are immense what new tasks lie ahead how can we modernize promotes digitalisation what new demands will our personnel face. When it comes to public displays of power and prestige frances armed forces enjoy more visibility than to germanys. Every july the fourteenth on bastille day front celebrate its National Holiday with a military parade in paris its a demonstration of military might fighter jets thunder overhead and some four thousand soldiers march down the shows. But the French Military isnt just powerful as it may seem like the German Bundeswehr it has to contend with short for. All the in funding personnel and equipment. Yet the french of forces often take part in military missions abroad and as an antiterrorism measure they also help protect key locations at home. Since nine hundred ninety five france has deployed its military to more than one hundred locations around the world some seven thousand three hundred french soldiers are currently deployed abroad germany has just four thousand soldiers on foreign missions. Frances military expenditures are currently about one point eight percent of g. D. P. A figure the country plans to increase substantially most french weapons manufacturers a majority owned by the state. In germany that figure is one point two percent of g. D. P. An amount its also pledged to increase defense and Weapons Companies are privately owned the industry is currently making headlines for gaps in equipment. Im tired as a small family of atman just isnt that look folks are good at the aircraft transport helicopters tanks some armored divisions shared tanks it makes no sense given the political and security situation in the tasks theyve been assigned by parliament and what the bundesliga also has a personnel shortage in twenty sixteen germany had about one hundred eighty thousand active military personnel a historic low france has two hundred nine thousand troops on active duty. The french and German Armed Forces are under pressure outsourcing and cooperation with private contractors promise lower costs and fast results. What are the risks of this strategy how closely do the french and german militaries collaborate. With private contractors and whats the impact on democratic control and oversight. To find out more we go to camp mama near the city of Mazar E Sharif in northern afghanistan some two thousand soldiers from twenty two countries a station here the majority from germany. Germany has command of camp mom i am just going to say as launches never deployment. Today many jews in the camp have been taken over by contractors those before private companies are active account mamma the number of german troops has been slashed. When nato as i surf mission ended germany cut its deployment to a maximum of nine hundred eighty troops in afghanistan while the mission of come from our model is now a more limited one it would be impossible to run the camp without the private contractors. Untrained board of mine commanded camp ma meyer for nearly a year before returning from afghanistan in late twenty seventeen. Under the guise of operation we conducted our own operations particularly in the north of afghanistan. That missions with our Afghan Partner in london now under Mission Resolute support were limited to whats called train advise and assist retraining advise Afghan Security forces at the higher Leadership Levels there are problems in the outskirts of the on these off or off moves even. While the mission has changed the danger is still real when the advisers go to meet their afghan colleagues they move in an armored convoy the advisers are under heavy protection. They all wear bulletproof vests and helmets and theyre armed. The bundeswehr has been calling for an increase in the german presence in afghanistan for some time in march twenty eighth ina the German Parliament agreed that an additional three hundred german troops may be deployed at camp mom i. Left tennant colonel marco how hes responsible for the smooth operation of the campaign that he says the troop reduction has caused difficulties isnt up to him yet were demised for our mission here or and. What that means is that if any soldier is unable to perform their duties were no longer able to carry out certain functions. And does a softer quintus with thats also why weve passed on many duties to civilian companies which provide various services. Or and. Given the limitations we face to the troop reductions or that we couldnt carry out our mission here without them close to calling in. Or snooty it. With one hundred sixty seven employees eco log is the largest private contractor at camp mom miles just off base company which specializes in work in war zones handles Waste Management laundry and other services at the camp. Most ecomog employees here afghans the rest come from southeastern europe and india. But there are also limits to us instead ecomog head of marketing has flown in from to some of the. Most of his in the. Arms of this and of course were prepared for missions like this when we dont go anywhere without providing the proper training in Health Safety and im vironment appalling our own Health Safety and Environmental Policies and our employees receive training in the show theyre prepared for the work here. In the woods and. More than three years after the end of the nato military mission the security situation in afghanistan has deteriorated drastically according to a un report two thousand three hundred people were killed in suicide attacks during twenty seventeen. To protect themselves from possible ambush the troops travel in a heavily armed convoy on their way to a Training Exercise near the camp. Ecomog employees dont receive these protections they do the camps laundry off site its a fifteen minute drive with new security the soldiers receive maximum protection the civilians not. Become dogs head of marketing concept ford says the risk is manageable was missing here to force in those islands in the high calling the one hand you have a military force operating in a foreign country. And theres us a company. We live here and employ local staff and the military must undertake measures of an entirely different order than we did under the demons one of us for missing. Back. In Afghan Security company guards the entrance but its a. Unlikely that a handful of armed guards could offer protection against an attack. Some five hundred fifty civilian employees work at camp mama about a third are afghans. For civilians work at the camp can be dangerous in two thousand and six eight economic employees were kidnapped in southern afghanistan. For will kill. You or. Anyone in the bundeswehr today knows theyre likely to be deployed abroad in afghanistan to mali theyd be risking their lives. When its a private firm for the say the caterers thats problematic. What happens if poorly paid filipino employees are injured or even killed in a rocket attack. And that. The military leadership on the ground has no choice but to rely on outsourcing. For general boredom and the operational readiness of his troops had to come first. Thus we have an upper limit here when it comes to troop numbers and accounting and every Service Provided by a civilian means that we dont need a soldier to do it and if they can focus on the military because if you solve god minds its. The German Parliament has to approve every mission and it establishes troop levels for each mandate employees of civilian contractors arent counted in those limits critics say its a way to evade the parliamentary mending. The German Ministry of defense responded to our inquiry in writing. It said the commissioning of private Service Providers takes place outside the area of core military capabilities i. E. Particularly in the air. Area of logistical and Technical Support for this reason it does not fall under the scope of the constitutionally established parliamentary oversight. Board the bundeswehr defines its core military mission in afghanistan as reconnaissance surveillance security evacuation and the training of local security forces. In the case of laundry and fuel services its easy to distinguish between civilian and military duties. But what about when the contractor is a weapons manufacturer. House muff i. V. Kman is a german based Defense Company that specializes in ahmed vehicles its also well parades repair facility in Mazar E Sharif. Has been on what were going to do and they have contracts with various companies there are hardly any military Service Staff here anymore i was in on my nose duties of all been handed over to private industry. I was part from security related duty the military still handles. Day to day camp operations have all been taken over by civilian companies in mind for people in the. Nine minute time another German Defense contractor also well prates a Maintenance Facility next door. Were not permitted to film them. Without civilian support the soldiers here would have no wolf laundry all meals on their vehicles wouldnt be operational. But even some of the troops have misgivings. To suzy who is finished its was a punishment if we become too dependent on private Service Providers and they dont perform those services properly will have no recourse. Is munitions please finish them end of this talk is lets say we take them to court and win what good will that do us if we no longer have the capabilities we need on a foreign deployment to be fought out by you. So often out so thats the risk i take when i outsource something to civilians that i prefer to keep as part of our core capabilities wished. To repair and maintenance of drones most experts would agree is a coal military capability. Yes even em. Private contract just taking over. About twenty m. Buss employees are responsible for the operation of the head and reconnaissance trends germany leases these. Man dariel vehicles from israel. To dreams provide aerial photographs of northern afghanistan. They operate around the clock detecting booby traps Generating Movement profiles and supporting the assessment of the situation on the ground. Technicians and so just sit side by side in these containers where the drone Operation Command center is found the German Military says civilians working only within clearly defined limits. You do one thing think theyre allowed to carry out technical preparations and make notes but not to fly them or to undertake surveillance the boundaries are clear audition it. Why cant they fly them to do this when theyre committed to fly during takeoff and landing if theyre trained drone pilots and thats in their contract. Doesnt always get what they dont handle any operational assy banks. You know but the name this group of the. Unadorned of when you control a drone on a military airfield during takeoff or landing here at the hypocenter of military activity this. One hundred homes are being used for military purposes as they are in afghanistan as the ground areas in fiction. Can. Many experts say the operation of military drones by a private company poses many risks. But perceive that i mean these are. What if one of these big heavy drones crashed harming people. And if it wasnt a german soldier a military combatant under International Law controlling the drone but a private service provider. Lets a situation no legal expert in the Defense Ministry would want to be confronted with funded. How would germany respond if the Afghan Police came to arrest that civilians run pilot on this has been through. Official Government Policies notwithstanding it would seem that military capabilities are being outsourced to civilian providers in afghanistan even in very delicate areas of operation. The German Bundeswehr however insists that no core military capabilities are being transferred to private companies. Many of the civilian drone pilots were once in the border disappear the boundary between the military and private industry is becoming increasingly planned the military is losing control of the Core Competencies and private defense contractors are reaping the benefits. And the film of the whats a company like airbus doing there anyhow it shouldnt be there just defense contractors are suddenly there purely out of selfinterest concern the airbus group wants to expand its expertise and become europes leading manufacturer of combat draw a kind of french German Military axis as on the door transistor military oxic. Jets assisted their joining forces with the bundeswehr to test and optimize weapons often to test. And there are all to make goal is to produce our own french german combat drones and sell them on the world market because. The German Ministry of defense denies this scenario and says that in light of the worsening security situation the drones needed to become operational quickly. This one time decision which has been renewed annually until now theres no precedent for future procurement procedures. The americans have taken outsourcing a step further at one point more than thirty thousand private security contractors were active in afghanistan and iraq. Germany and france are nowhere near this but the idea of recruiting civilians for military missions could also be appealing in germany. The german born industry has a personnel shortage it now has an all volunteer force and few young people are signing up too few to handle the German Militarys missions abroad the bundeswehr has launched a major Advertising Initiative to burnish its image. This is fascinating us people can survive in this and are. Welcome thats not as bad as youve been hearing its worse. The Video Campaign may be racking up the views but its done little to alleviate the personnel shortage. These new recruits at a base in central germany are demonstrating what theyve learned in basic training. The bundeswehr has opened its doors to recruits who have no High School Diploma and even to young people under the age of eighteen in the area of i. T. The bundeswehr has even reduced its physical fitness requirements. Todays recruits dont need to clean latrines or do endless guard duty. These tasks have been taken over by private Companies Since twenty sixteen the guards in front of German Military barracks are no longer soldiers but civilians. Good luck with that so its funny i believe this is contributing to a loss of prestige and its similar to the way that i prefer to have actual teachers providing instruction in the classroom rather than a private outside employee. On the. End of the board to stay or should be providing security for its own troops. As i gets almost absurd to think security for our military base also is no longer being provided by our own armed forces missed me but he wouldnt touch the effort the guards provided by private Security Companies receive only very basic training the way the contract to reward it is also open to criticism that. They would disappear as they do if the bundeswehr is bound by public procurement law which favors the lowest bidder for god but we have bid from a high Quality Company might not even receive consideration and even on our budget laws give preference to the lowest bidders which will often provide the Poorest Service even as a boy for stealing stood on. In the security business labor costs a key the company with the lowest wages can offer the lowest bid but the bundeswehr says quality also counts when awarding contracts. More and more often outside security contractors dont just supply the personnel they also supply the entire security setup. Security consultant stephanie used to be in the bourne despair he believes relying on private Security Companies is risky. The sleazy quote Us Government was involved is the private contractors retain ownership of their technology and infrastructure so if my employer withdraws from our contract because ive performed poorly or there was a better breach of trust the Technology Still remains my property which would sort of stop when i leave the facility when the contract ends i take my property with me its less always in a minute in a worst Case Scenario of course im exaggerating here of the facility could be left without a fence security cameras or guard post with out everything i brought with me one of those was issued with a part in france the countrys most important military complex is at the mercy of private industry a consortium of three companies manages the operation of the ministry of defense building. Called the by law. It was completed in twenty fifteen the three hundred thirty thousand square meter complex has three thousand offices and one hundred eighteen of asias nearly ten thousand Civil Servants work here. Political scientist kiom fart has studied the ministries contract with outside vendors. To pretty the balart was president Nicolas Sarkozys pet project that he wanted a french pentagon as he called it. Said it was highly political for keith so the bell all had to be built cost what it may do this and it had to be built quickly in those i can on the yucatan get on the you know. President sarkozy approved the construction shortly after taking office. Secretarygeneral poor border oversaw the ministries move into the new complex. See the movie walking with this decision allowed us to consolidate everything despite see that we used to be spread across twelve different buildings in paris that we invested one point eight billion euros in its construction and we were renting the complex for twenty seven years. Like people during that time the rent will cover not only Construction Costs but also operating costs that used to get that we were paying about one hundred fifty Million Euros a year when. The by now is france is not just to have a Public Private partnership three Companies Covered most of the Construction Costs an investment that looks as if itll pay off handsomely. The three investors also operate the building so dick so handles catering and operates whats now the largest canteen in from. The beleaguered Construction Group is responsible for Building Management and French Defense contract a tireless is providing Security Technology and i. T. Services. The tallis group which specializes in aviation and military technology is a global plan the french state is a koan but holds only a twenty five percent chance in essence the French Ministry of defense is headquartered in a building that is partly owned by a private defense contractor. The bonobo also has a high security under Ground Control and command center. Former general levy to a much recently became leader of the consortium. Hope to say that its all of the op. Raiders are united under a single roof but before we call it a fuss there were officers that the major benefit is that the ministry can rely on specialists who focus exclusively on their area of expertise the news. Casts who want to do this allows the ministry to focus on its core Business Community it can focus on military missions or the administration of the Armed Forces Pass for movies who are doing to resell the design me. Critics say the French Military doesnt need to outsource in the long run they say only z. Investors will profit from the balance that the french government will pay through the news. Of. The the balance was already wanting into trouble just weeks into the contract this is security the military complained that certain Maintenance Operations were far more expensive than envisioned systems but there were disagreements regarding the interpretation of the contract innovative prarie we dont agree and it sure didnt get us all to. One of the major bones of contention is the fee charged for even minor modifications. The installation of an additional electrical outlet reportedly costs five thousand four hundred euro. The fee to install and maintain a printer and scanner is reportedly thirteen thousand your answers. The ministry refuses to confirm or deny those costs the complexs operators say the prices they charge a reasonable under the circumstances. For a single move of the system our rises are typical for a system that involves very highly qualified people. Change affects the entire structure if. Its not like a home where you can just install an extra outlet or a new printer you know the mold the people have to get used to that. Is it going to fall for them over time we hope to make fewer and fewer adjustments until everything is as the Ministry Wants it all some new some use and. Despite that optimistic prediction expenses remain high. Whats a Critical Role told you weve taken the criticism on board and are negotiating with our partners to review the price and performance catalog. Weve spent a lot of time discussing situations and you will make some adjustments. Purely issues. According to a government audit the bailout cost about ninety Million Euros more than planned during its first two years of operation moreover at least portions of the contract could have been returned to. The French Ministry of defense disagrees saying the Public Private partnership made it possible to build the balance with few delays and two years after the move the ministry is happy with the building. The volatile contract will remain in effect until twenty forty one a call. Into the order to estimate the french taxpayers will by then have shelled out five point eight billion euros for a. French minister of the armed forces flawless apparently is diplomatic in her assessment. So i feel moved i believe a private Public Partnership was a good choice in but for me it allowed us to build the ministry very quickly some means there are civil there was that it can have disadvantages and increased costs set up a debt that is why p. P. P. Models need to be employed wisely and only on a case by case basis this year. The french minister of the armed forces and her cabinet have yet to move into the new headquarters they still reside in the Historic Hotel de brienne something the government auditors also criticized for its inefficiency. Seven hundred people ensure that the complex runs smoothly they handle everything from the canteen to the computers their employees not Civil Servants and that means theyre permitted to go on strike. You dont look after them the crew very effectively this model means that were risking an interruption of service because you do so that risk wouldnt exist if the ministry had responsibility for Operational Services and employed only military personnel who are not permitted to go on strike when it breaks possessors so could the French Ministry of defense be blindsided by a large scale strike the question seems to casual poor pulled out almost by surprise but also. One of the support staff went on strike and we have to find a solution by drawing on military personnel and Civil Servants from the ministry. To replace them i think the debates an immediate and then decision to Stay Together as its written contract stipulates under normal circumstances theres also this will be provided by our partners as they are better medals but today. The French Military is struggling with a lack of funding personnel and equipment but the last construction and operating costs appear to have swallowed any facts that remain in the defense budget. In germany to the armed forces are becoming increasingly reliant on outside contractors. The eastern german state of saxony on how it is home to the g. Using it one of europes largest and most modern combat Training Facilities its operated by heinemann time germanys largest weapons manufacturer and one of the border smears main suppliers so just train here for military operations. A motorized Infantry Battalion based in fear ek in northeastern germany has arrived with sixty ahmed tanks. Yes. For many soldiers this is their First Contact with an actual enemy not just a theoretical construct but a real enemy is the first time you see an armored battalion charging toward you its intense soldiers need to understand what that feels like it doesnt build up. During a military exercise the battalion that just arrived from fear will attack the units that are stationed here. Left tennant can avoid gun cool has often brought his armored battalion here for training. Because its a disorder. For the soldiers and for me the combat Training Center is a highlight it is set up for battalion level operations. Being hardest simulation system allows us to train under conditions that are quite realistic. Laser attachments on the weapons record every shot and hit every person and every vehicle also carries a g. P. S. Transmitter when soldiers fire their weapons they trigger and they. Each laser carries an individual signature which makes it possible to trace the weapon used to fire it. The system also registers when a soldier is hit and calculates the severity of the damage. Control station is located in the Training Center. Officers from the g. Usage and family units that have come here observe the exercise live. If something goes wrong they can intervene if necessary. To simulate soon in science we see the enemy taking position down here he was honest about it i can also see the Training Group right here which is probably receiving a briefing. To clifton. Who would call enemy in red will go into position. Listen folks its a folks armored personnel carrier with a crew and souls that this will also be used later in the auditorium or in the mobile auditorium for assessment purposes that means that up the sun and then well tell the soldiers what they did right was us what do they gain an overview of what they could have allowed some other soldiers to help them get. Some employees of r. T. A. Assignment tyson century are also in the control room theyre recording every action every movement and communication. Even yet when military strategy is on show a private contractor is playing a crucial role. Tasks that were once in the hands of the military are being carried out by a private company. The bundestag benefits from the companys Technical Expertise for the company the contract is worth some twenty million euro is a year. Critics say this kind of outsourcing poses a danger. To save the uk its surprising that our state would disempower itself in this way and growing question its monopoly on the use of force here in germany is overwhelmingly considered to be a state responsibility. And for that the. Its quite startling that this is being intrusted to the private sector. But i dont relevant to our National Security is being used and made available to you think the state would want to ensure that private actors dont have access to it. For the military allowing outside vendors to handle certain tasks is a practical solution come a robot cough is in charge of the Training Center and has eight hundred sixty eight soldiers under his command two hundred fifty heineman time employees also work here. The sloth to. Work with civilian operators runs without a hitch during an eight hour day a soldier might have to leave for a shooting drill exercise or some other military tenets. Are not available for this core duty. To civilian operator does exactly the same job for the entire eight hour workday thats far more efficient understood there was this is an if its. In the armory military and civilian personnel much side by side heineman tile employees and soldiers attached sensors and places to be. Before the Training Exercises on this task they must always work together. The civilian and military areas of operation one that the boundaries arent always easy to maintain. The naughty employee describes how it works. If not as you can see from the top of most of us who do the routes once were committed to do anything that has to do with the simulation system on the vehicle but we cant touch anything involving the Weapon System or munitions would have off not dogwood i mean. Even thats why military personnel always need to be on hand. In case we need someone to do that kind of work with off the street and all but most soon this Training Center will also be equipped to handle other kinds of military exercises. The bundeswehr has expanded the Training Ground and built a modern urban Training Center. Up to one thousand five hundred soldiers at a time will train and house to house combat here. Soon there will be more than five hundred buildings including an Industrial Area a school and even a prison in the future every german soldier will receive training here. Come ohagan boy is in charge of the construction. He will i in the complex will follow we employ a construction method allows us to use a relatively limited set of prefabricated components to construct various kinds of buildings. Just wasnt your scene they can be up to five stories tall you know couldnt. Park but we can also use them to build small Single Family homes and also the from bush to the north you see over there a bank and a pharmacy would take a. Hike matal is being paid twenty four Million Euros to modernize the facilities i. T. System so that the new urban Training Center can use its simulation technology. The Training Center will cost some one hundred forty Million Euros but it will remain state property. When it comes to the role of the private contractors colonel boyer is tightlipped. In the skin we have an Industrial Service provider thats already securing much of the training operation and who might become a partner in the future of the go. Up massage. Its since been announced that fine matal will operate the genius heads Training Center through september. And he nineteen. For the defense contractor its a lucrative operation from twenty fourteen to twenty nineteen the deal will have been worth some ninety six Million Euros and im a tire can use the buildings and the soldiers to acquire new clients. See those features on the movie here Everyone Wants to see what were doing here every country every military is keen on it when its all home or they see it at our combat training and Simulation Center and want one just like it and. For the private contractor the Training Center is a marketing and sales opportunity for it representatives come here to be shown the military maneuvers technology and expertise on display and find matal acquires new customers. Germany and france are facing similar challenges their militaries are in transition and both are likely to see their roles and Missions Continue to expand in the future. If. I am. 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