The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the French Republic on defence cooperation also provides for cooperation in the field of design, implementation and procurement of armaments. In the light of the encouragement of EU Member States to cooperate in defence procurement and the need to strengthen the technological and industrial base of European defence, the signing of the Letter of Intent will facilitate further discussions on the potential procurement of Caesar artillery weapons systems and Mistral air defence systems from French manufacturers. The possible acquisition of these weapon systems will be carried out under the same conditions as for all the other countries that have already or will join this initiative, with the signature of the Letter of Intent.

The signing of the Letter of Intent will initiate all the necessary procedures at the Ministry of Defence for the eventual procurement and introduction of entirely new weapon systems into the Slovenian Armed Forces. At the same time, this will fulfil the condition for submitting an application for European funding for the construction of joint military capabilities.