European Defence Review
By Paolo Valpolini Two French companies, Texelis, which specialises in chassis and suspension systems, and CNIM, which provides numerous systems
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5 February 2021 – SOFRAME, subsidiary of the Alsace-based LOHR group, which specialises in protected vehicles operated by armed forces
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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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By Paolo Valpolini The annual briefing on the French Army Scorpion programme took place December 9th in Paris, and allowed
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In less than one year time the first French Army task force will deploy downrange equipped with the Griffon 6×6
Continue readingThe first speaker was Ingénieure en Chef de l’Armement (ICA, equivalent to Colonel) Marie, the Director of the Scorpion programme
Continue readingIt was then the turn of Col. Olivier, Scorpion Programme Officer at the Army Staff, to illustrate the phased introduction
Continue readingLieutenant Colonel Erwan, head of the Scorpion Section at the Land Forces Command, takes over to explain the handover of
Continue readingCol. Karim is the Commander of the FECS (Force d’Expertise Combat Scorpion), which is in charge of education, evaluation and
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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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