Airbus is preparing to lead a long-term strategic mission. The European giant has been officially selected by the French Armaments Agency (DGA) to train all of the Ministry of the Armed Forces' cybersecurity specialists under an eight-year framework contract. The €250 million agreement aims to strengthen the capabilities of French forces in the face of increasingly sophisticated digital threats. At the heart of the program, a cyber defense training center will be located at the Cyber Defense Command Academy (COMCYBER), near Rennes. On this platform, the army's future cyberfighters will be immersed in realistic simulations combining malware attacks, denial of service, data theft, disinformation campaigns, and influence operations.
Life-size attack scenarios to prepare cyber fighters
Airbus will deploy its CyberRange technologies, already used for a decade in ministries, sensitive companies, and engineering schools. The exercises will not be limited to internal simulations. Joint and multinational scenarios are planned, particularly as part of major maneuvers such as Orion or DefNet. The objective: to test the robustness of French defenses in the context of offensive and defensive digital operations. To keep pace with technological innovations, Airbus is allowing itself to collaborate with start-ups and SMEs, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence. The group is thus consolidating its role as a benchmark in military cybersecurity, while structuring a pool of skills designed to protect France's strategic interests in cyberspace.
