DCI and Chalair have decided to move towards development in order to give a new direction to their partnership. Therefore, DCI has bought out Vigie Aviation, up to 95% of the company’s shares, and is implementing a strategic and operational export partnership with Chalair.

As of now, DCI will be recapitalising Vigie Aviation in order to develop the innovative concept of a French solution providing aerial surveillance assets. Its particularity relies on the incorporation of state-of-the-art surveillance equipment onboard light aircrafts, cutting costs at the same time.

Vigie Aviation’s ambition is to become the major French stakeholder in light ISR, to the benefit of both our forces and France’s friendly countries. The proposed solutions will take full account of the constraints, especially of the Ministry of Defence and the Air Forces’ expectations.

DCI was created in 1972 to assist military equipment sales to foreign countries. Its main mission consisted of providing operational training courses based on the know-how of the French Armed Forces.

DCI is an upper medium size service provider in which the French government is the concurring shareholder. DCI now operates throughout the defense and security spectrum.

Culturally close to the Ministry of Defense, DCI offers outsourcing services to foreign countries, for:

• Consulting and assistance throughout the life cycle of armament programs
• Training engineering in the academic, operational and technical fields

Lastly, DCI and its subsidiaries have been partners of the French Armed Forces for 10 years within the scope of service contracts and are endeavouring to extend their activities to European Union countries.