Thales and Airbus selected by DGA to upgrade France’s joint electronic warfare capabilities
Paris, 11 February 2021- The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales and Airbus a contract for the new
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Scorpion
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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Nexter, Thales et Arquus succeed in presenting the 128 GRIFFONs planned for 2020
December 23, 2020 – On December 18, 2020, Nexter, Thales and Arquus, as part of the temporary grouping of companies
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French Army; the Scorpion is ready to sting
The annual briefing on the French Army Scorpion programme took place December 9th in Paris, and allowed to get deeper
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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
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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Arquus-Nexter-Thales: Scorpion, Griffon command post is qualified
November 23, 2020 – On 13 November 2020, the French Delegation for Armaments (DGA) qualified the command post vehicle (EPC)
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