Arquus: a photo visit to the VBL Ultima assembly line at the Marolles facility
By Paolo Valpolini The origins of Arquus VBL (Véhicule Blindé Léger) date back to the late 1970s, when the French
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First firing of MMP from a Jaguar armoured vehicle
11 May 2021 – On 14 April, MBDA and Nexter participated in the first lock-on firing of an MMP medium-range
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CNIM and Texelis unveil their concept for the French Army MAC future engineers armoured vehicle
By Paolo Valpolini Two French companies, Texelis, which specialises in chassis and suspension systems, and CNIM, which provides numerous systems
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SOFRAME unveils its MOSAIC project
5 February 2021 – SOFRAME, subsidiary of the Alsace-based LOHR group, which specialises in protected vehicles operated by armed forces
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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; 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
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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
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