The MEDEF defence conference this month was an opportunity to hear from senior decision makers, from the UAE, US, France and the UK and the keynote by the French Vice Admirer Rear Admiral Eric Lange about the supply chain countrywide transformation highlighted the tough times that the industry is going through.

Despite the obvious negative penalty of obstinate frozen of defence budgets the attendance was almost 50 per cent less than it was year before this means lack of interest and less budget allocation consequently Finally, the latest Qatar’s decision to make it’s military procurement locally may be a first step for a competitor that may change in future the MENA defence industry dynamics.