DCI's history

Défense Conseil International (DCI)'s history has nearly 40 years. The company was created from the merger of four private companies in 2000, each corresponding to a French armed force component. The purpose of this creation was to support major armament exportation contracts.

1972- Creation of COFRAS (French specialized assistance company) under state tutorship.

• Support the contract for the supply of three hundred AMX-30 tanks,
• Training on vehicle implementation, operational use and maintenance.
  

1980- Creation of NAVFCO (French naval company for training and consulting).

• Sale by France of four “Al Madinah“ frigates, two “Boraida” class tankers, and the associated operational training,
  
• Mission to ensure the training of Saudi crews.

1984- Creation of AIRCO

• Exportation of Mirage 2000 in different foreign countries,
• Mission of transition training for foreign personnel within the French Air Force.

1990- Creation of DESCO (at that time “Armament Services“)

• Mission to gather the teams of the various program control offices to support armament exportation contracts.
  

1994- First step of the merger of these four companies with the creation of the holding.

2000- The merging of the four entities into Défense Conseil International (DCI) takes place. 

2008- Creation of Helidax, the first partnership contract (PPP: Public-Private Partnership).

• Supply the EALAT (International joint centre for helicopter pilots) with the flight hours required.

-  Launch of the «Ambition 2012" plan: become the reference operator for the transfer of military know-how in France and abroad.

• Set up of five offices abroad (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,Qatar and Sinapore), enabling enhanced proximity to its customers.

2012- Creation of NavOcean to answer the growth of in at-sea training requests.

• The Almak will be delivered in autumn 2013.

2013- New 2013-2017 business plan

• Propose a general service offers focused on the capacity approach.