In ten years, the French Air Force, like the other services, has been deeply restructured, at the human level of course and at the structural level as well. In the context of the 44th Aeronautics and space meeting which is about to start, General Jean-Pierre JOB mentions the necessary completion of the reforms, for the maintaining of the aviation's technical and human expertise, and improve even more its military efficiency. Over the last few years, there appeared a new doctrinal dimension of the use of air power which capacities have grown up thanks to the development of new technologies. As a result of this new doctrinal dimension, there will be changes regarding air power's equipment and personnel, for there is no doubt that men and women stand at the core of air action. Actually, the 2003-2008 military programming works have already started and this brief summary of the situation of the French Air Force shows the general doctrinal, technical and human direction the French Air Force Chief of Staff has chosen.
