French Army pursues deception and EW to restore battlefield opacity

France’s Future Combat Command is prioritizing creating “opacity” on a drone-transparent battlefield via deception (inflatable decoys, simulated electromagnetic command posts) and expanded EW/jamming to enable force concentration and maneuver. The novelty is the explicit doctrinal shift toward systematic deception and regimental-level rapid experimentation with off-the-shelf tech to counter persistent ISR and precision fires.