In terms of interference, the years go by and are unfortunately similar for the defense industrial and technological base (BITD). The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DRSD) still detected in 2025  a high number of interferences against the BITD, confirming a trend observed for five years ”. In the overview of interference against the defense sphere in 2025 published Monday, the DRSD, which is at the heart of this war, does not reveal the number « of accidents » but she specifies that the volume has remained stable compared to previous years. In a recent parliamentary report on economic warfare (July 2025), MP Christophe Plassard estimated the number of attacks against BITD entities or defense research organizations between 500 and 550 per year.  There are also 750 to 800 economic security alerts each year against companies or strategic assets, more than double the number in 2020…according to this report.
The Director of Intelligence and Security (DRSD), General Aymeric Bonnemaison, confirms that the acceleration of armed conflicts in the world is leading  irremediably to a new form of economic warfare in war economy . And he specifies that “Our adversaries, our competitors are interested in the industrial know-how of BITD companies, in our scientific and technical advances or even in the expertise of our researchers…”. Public research laboratories are also targeted by foreign interference. Countries whose attention is particularly focused on disruptive technologies (artificial intelligence, quantum) and the aeronautics and space sectors.
The DRSD observes in the 2025 report “A significant increase in attacks on the reputation and image of BITD stakeholders.” This is particularly the case of smear campaigns on social networks and collective protest actions during arms fairs and around industrial sites. “Even if these actions do not systematically have immediate direct economic consequences, their recurrence could in the long term weaken the image of the BITD and constrain its activity…”estimates the DRSD.
