Nexter and Texelis are notified of SERVAL’s first series production tranches
15/01/2021 – Nexter and Texelis, as part of the temporary grouping of companies (GME) light-VBMR (véhicule blindé multi-rôles) SERVAL, were
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French Army
French Army; the Scorpion is ready to sting
By Paolo Valpolini The annual briefing on the French Army Scorpion programme took place December 9th in Paris, and allowed
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1 – Scorpion, experience from the field
In less than one year time the first French Army task force will deploy downrange equipped with the Griffon 6×6
Continue reading2 – The Scorpion programme status; the DGA view
The first speaker was Ingénieure en Chef de l’Armement (ICA, equivalent to Colonel) Marie, the Director of the Scorpion programme
Continue reading3 – A phased introduction in service; the view from the Army Staff
It was then the turn of Col. Olivier, Scorpion Programme Officer at the Army Staff, to illustrate the phased introduction
Continue reading4 – From legacy to the future; Scorpion seen from the Land Forces Command
Lieutenant Colonel Erwan, head of the Scorpion Section at the Land Forces Command, takes over to explain the handover of
Continue reading5 – Experimentation, doctrine and training; the role of the FECS
Col. Karim is the Commander of the FECS (Force d’Expertise Combat Scorpion), which is in charge of education, evaluation and
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HGH named exclusive supplier of Field Test Benches for the FPSA project
Igny, France, June 29th 2020 – As part of the FPSA (Semi-Automatic Precision Rifle) project, the French DGA (Directorate General of
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Scorpion Program’s Acoustic Localization System (SLA-PILAR V) obtains the UAF label “Used by the French Armies”
Limonest, 8 June May 2020. METRAVIB DEFENCE, the supplier of acoustic localization system for “Griffon” VBMR (multi-role armored vehicles) and
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MMP is cold weather qualified
21st March 2019 – In early 2019, the DGA (French Procurement Agency) and the French Army (STAT) organised a campaign
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