The French Defense Market
France is NATO's largest European defense spender by absolute budget and the only EU member with a permanent UNSC seat and independent nuclear deterrent. French defense procurement runs through DGA (Direction générale de l'armement) in Paris, with operational requirements driven by EMA (État-Major des armées). The AID (Agence de l'innovation de défense) accelerates dual-use and innovative technology integration through specific pathways including the PEA (Programme d'études amont).
The Scorpion program is digitizing the French ground forces — integrating combat vehicles (VBMR Griffon, EBRC Jaguar), dismounted soldiers, and HQ through the SICS (Système d'Information du Combat Scorpion) C2 layer. Scorpion's SICS architecture is open to third-party software components through defined APIs. France prioritises European Strategic Autonomy (EDTIB, PESCO) and favours EU-origin software without US ITAR restrictions.
As a Ukraine-based, EU-candidate, ITAR-free software house with deployed C2 experience, Corvus fits France's sovereignty and innovation procurement profile.
What We Build for French Programs
SICS-Compatible C2 Components
Dashboard and data-fusion modules designed to integrate through SICS APIs in the Scorpion architecture, adding capability to the digitized ground forces stack.
Multi-Domain Operational Picture
Fusing land, air, and intelligence feeds into a real-time COP aligned with French combined-arms doctrine at brigade and corps level.
DGA Compliance Baseline
ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, and AQAP 2110 quality baseline aligned to DGA software procurement expectations and French prime subcontracting.
Sovereign Cloud & On-Premise Deployment
Containerized Kubernetes deployments on French sovereign cloud (Outscale, OVHcloud) or air-gapped on-premise environments for classified networks.
EU-Sovereign Architecture
ITAR-free, no US cloud dependencies, fully compatible with France's strategic autonomy requirements and EDTIB supply-chain preferences.
AID Pilot-Ready Increments
Functional software increments suited to AID's innovation pilot pathway (PEA, FUI) as an entry point before DGA program of record.
Built With Corvus.Head
Corvus.Head — Our Productized C2 Dashboard
Corvus.Head is the battlefield intelligence dashboard built from delivering C2 at national defense scale in live operations. For French programs needing a proven C2 foundation — whether integrated into SICS or as a standalone capability — Corvus.Head reduces program risk and accelerates delivery.
It can be adapted to French unit taxonomy, Scorpion-era data formats, and EU sovereign infrastructure. Custom integrations and extensions are available where a program requires it.
Learn more about Corvus.Head →Procurement & Compliance for France
- DGA-aligned quality — ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001 and NATO AQAP 2110, baseline for DGA software procurement and prime subcontracting.
- EU-sovereign & ITAR-free — Ukraine EU-candidate origin, no US ITAR, aligned with France's strategic autonomy and EDTIB/PESCO supply-chain requirements.
- Scorpion-era interoperability — STANAG-conformant data exchange and SICS API integration capability.
- AID/PEA pilot pathway — delivery model suited to French innovation procurement before formal DGA program of record.
Frequently Asked Questions
+Does Corvus meet DGA and French defence procurement requirements?
Corvus Intelligence is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 45001 and develops to NATO AQAP 2110 quality requirements — the baseline expectations for DGA software procurement and for subcontracting to French prime contractors. Specific accreditation pathways are scoped at the start of each engagement.
+Can you integrate with the Scorpion SICS C2 architecture?
Yes. We develop C2 components and dashboard modules designed to integrate through SICS APIs in the Scorpion architecture. Our data-exchange layer is built around NATO standards including ADatP-34 and STANAG-4559, which underpin Scorpion's interoperability model, and we can adapt to French-specific data formats and unit taxonomy.
+Are you EU-sovereign and ITAR-free for French strategic autonomy requirements?
Yes. Corvus Intelligence is headquartered in Ukraine — an EU candidate state — and operates as a fully ITAR-free software vendor with no US cloud dependencies. This aligns directly with France's strategic autonomy objectives, EDTIB supply-chain preferences, and PESCO participation requirements.
+Do you work with French prime contractors (Thales, KNDS, Safran)?
Yes. We work as a technical software subcontractor to system integrators and prime contractors, delivering C2, data-fusion, and dashboard components under NDA. We can provide an NDA-protected technical briefing on our capabilities for integration into programs led by French defence primes.
+How does the AID/PEA innovation pathway fit your delivery model?
The Agence de l'innovation de défense (AID) runs innovation procurement pathways including PEA (Programme d'études amont) that allow pilot engagements before a formal DGA program of record. Our delivery model — functional software increments deployed to representative users — is well suited to an AID pilot for C2 capability ahead of formal DGA procurement.
+Can deployments meet French classified network and data-sovereignty requirements?
Yes. We support on-premise Kubernetes, air-gapped, and sovereign-cloud deployments on French sovereign cloud providers (Outscale, OVHcloud) or classified on-premise networks. Role-based access control, encryption in transit and at rest, and audit logging are built in, with penetration testing before operational deployment.