While the European Parliament has just adopted a resolution calling for the adoption of civil law rules on robotics[1], the US and Europe are still waiting for the adoption of a new civil law on robotics.Member States of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) are seeking to regulate the use of 'soldier robots', referred to as Autonomous Lethal Weapons Systems (ALWS). Several States and non-governmental organizations are advocating a ban on SALA.

1] European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2017 containing recommendations to the Commission on civil law rules on robotics.

The digitisation of the battle space (NEB), made possible by the technological evolution of the means of communication, constitutes a real digital revolution in military affairs. The technological revolution in communications during the Great War can be compared to the digitization of the battlefield today. Both periods mark a major technological change in the means of communication and open up new prospects for the employment of the armed forces.

In 2016, France delivered war materiel and equipment to the international market in the following areas 8.3 billion, compared with 6.1 billion euros in 2006. 7.3 billion in 2014 and 7.3 billion in 2015. This equipment contributed 6.6 billion to France's trade balance in 2016.

The years 2015 and 2016 are marked by strong national and international security tensions. These tensions have had consequences at the operational level - including the unprecedented deployment of military personnel on national territory - at the social level linked to the increased sensitivity of citizens to defence issues, and at the budgetary level.

This booklet is a summary of the main figures concerning defence. It presents budgetary data, personnel numbers, equipment available in the armed forces as well as the forces deployed outside metropolitan France.

General (2S) Henry-Jean Fournier, secretary of the promotion of Saint-Cyr "Lieutenant-Colonel Driant", gives us a portrait of this original hero, officer, writer, and who was also a Member of Parliament.

Self-defence and the state of necessity are two existing legal regimes that can justify the criminal irresponsibility of a soldier who opens fire during a terrorist attack on national territory. The author therefore questions the relevance of a new provision in the Criminal Code creating a specific legal framework for the opening of fire in the event of a deadly attack.

It is a favorite of Colonel (CR) Misset that the Notebooks publish below. A member of the editorial board of our magazine, usually working in the shadows as deputy editor-in-chief, he takes up the pen to defend a certain vision of the attitude of the media in this prolonged period of attacks.

Without in any way calling into question their freedom and independence, which are guaranteed by the Constitution, he nevertheless advocates a radical change in their behaviour towards terrorists.

At the time of the establishment of the National Territorial Command (TN COM), the author asks about organizational transferability and levels of exchange between TN COM and BSPP.

While online self-study courses are in vogue and abound on the web, the question of the use of MOOC for the benefit of military training arises. Institutional MOOCs could usefully complement the current training offer, provided that they are piloted by indispensable trainers whose missions would then be redefined.