France has signed a EUR752 million (USD929 million) contract for a new generation of armoured wheeled combat vehicles, providing a boost to its major Scorpion army modernisation programme.
This contract covers the development and acquisition (as well as maintenance and training tools) of the two main vehicles of the programme: the 6x6 Véhicule Blindé MultiRole (VBMR) and the 6x6 Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance et de Combat (EBRC).
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It was also announced that the VBMR will now be known as Griffon, with the EBRC to be called Jaguar.
The contract was announced on 5 December by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Varces military base. Both vehicles will be developed and manufactured by a project consortium created in January comprising Nexter Systems, and Renault Trucks Défense (RTD), Thales Communication and Security. The total cost of the Scorpion programme is estimated at EUR5 billion over the next 10 years.
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