France is arming itself. Modern armored vehicles for the French military

France is arming itself more than previously assumed. The Thales company announced on Wednesday that it is already preparing modern armored vehicles for the French military. This comes after the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded the SCORPION conditional tranche contract to Nexter, Arquus and Thales, which are part of the Engin Blindé Multi Role consortium.

New armored vehicles for the French military. SCORPION has an optional order (TC4)

This French multi-purpose armored vehicle program will provide the French armed forces with as many as 88 additional JAGUAR armored reconnaissance and combat vehicles and 302 multi-purpose GRIFFON armored vehicles upon the use of an optional order.

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This new order will therefore increase the total number of JAGUAR and GRIFFON vehicles ordered to 150 and 909 respectively. Interestingly, this represents only half of the total commitment of the French government to purchase JAGUAR and GRIFFON vehicles (excluding the MEPAC variant with 120 mm mortar) under the SCORPION program . This one aims to renew the mid-tonnage segment of the French army’s armored vehicle fleet.