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New combat vehicles more capable than older but less numerous if possible number to increase

EBRC Jaguar 248 planned replace 248 AMX-10RC + 90 ERC-90
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VBMR Griffon, 2 variants heavy 6 x 6 1722 planned +and 4 x 4, 348 replace 2600 VAB in service
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The first Griffon and Jaguar armored vehicles were ordered by the DGA

Like the 5 Frigate Intermediate Frigate (FTI) command, the first tranche of the SCORPION armored vehicles (Synergy of contact reinforced by versatility and information), crucial for the future of the Army , Was expected before the end of the quinquennium. And it has just been notified by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) to the companies Nexter Systems, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales.

For example, 319 Multi-Role Armored Vehicle ("Griffon") and 20 Jaguar Armored Reconnaissance and Combat Vehicles (EBRC) are ordered, which also includes logistics and training support systems. The amount of the contract has not been specified.

The first Griffon, which will replace the Front Armored Vehicle (VAB), which has been in service for more than 40 years, will be delivered in 2018. The delivery of the first Jaguar to succeed the AMX-10 RC ERC-90 Sagaie and the VAB HOT, is expected in 2020.

"During the development phase, the Griffon-Jaguar load plan represents nearly 1,000 highly skilled direct jobs; There will be more than 1,700 direct jobs in full production, starting in 2020, "the DGA said in a statement.

As a reminder, the Army will eventually have 1,722 heavy VBMR "Griffon" and 558 light VBMR as well as 248 EBRC Jaguar and 200 refurbished Leclerc tanks. The development and production market notification for the light VBMR is expected in 2018.

The Griffon is a 6 × 6 armored vehicle of approximately 25 tons, which, with a remote control tower, will be available in several versions (command, troop transport, observation, medical evacuation, etc.). As for the Jaguar, it will also be a 6 × 6 machine of 25 tons. It will be armed with a telescopic 40 mm cannon (fruit of a Franco-British collaboration) and the medium-range missile (MMP).
Given the ever-increasing costs of maintaining operational conditions (MCO) for vehicles currently in service, General Jean-Pierre Bosser, the Chief of the Land Staff (CEMAT) To accelerate the SCORPION program.

"One can reasonably think that if the manufacturer does not make an effort on the OLS, in other words if the maintenance of old parks does not bring him more than the construction of the new ones, this model with identical financial perimeter is quite conceivable "He said last October, as part of the debates on the initial finance law for 2017.

"We are trying to rehabilitate and even rebuild the VAB, which is going to celebrate its forty years, while the industrialist who maintains it is a major player in SCORPION. Subject to financial sustainability and industrial feasibility, is it better to speed up the delivery of SCORPION and reduce the maintenance of VABs? The answer is obvious, "General Bosser said at a hearing in the Senate a few days later.

For the time being, the objective for the Army is to be able to design a joint battle group (GTIA) equipped with Griffon in 2021 and a joint armored brigade "SCORPION" as early as 2023.

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Griffon 6 x 6 official article, PDF but never i have see the 4 x 4 variant
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Target
1722

Vehicle
6x6 class 20-24 tons

Version
(Modular kits)
Troop transport vehicle (infantry, engineering, cavalry, logistics ...)
Healthcare vehicle
Vehicle command post Artillery observation vehicle


Crew
(Depending on the version)
Up to 2 + 8
Weapons
12.7 mm or 7.62 mm teleoperated machine gun or Lance Grenade Automatic 40 mm


Off-Road Mobility

Protection
(At the highest level of NATO STANAG)
Protection (At the highest level of NATO STANAG)
Ballistic
Mines
Improvised Explosive Device

Equipped with vetronic
Town SCORPION
Observation (optical + day / night video) leader and shooter
SICS Information System Software Radio CONTACT
Self-protection (Laser Alert Detector, Missile Detector, Fire Detector, Radio Jammer BAR, Infrared Jammer)
Predisposed on-board simulation

Jaguar
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Target
248
Vehicle
6x6 class 25 tons
Crew
3 men
Weapons
2 men canon 40 mm telescoped

POD 2 MMP Missiles (Medium-Range Missile)

7.62 mm teleoperated machine gun
Off-Road Mobility

Protection
(At the highest level of NATO STANAG)
Ballistic

Mines

Improvised Explosive Device
Equipped with vetronic
Town SCORPION
Observation (optical + day / night video) leader and shooter
SICS Information System
CONTACT
Self-protection (Laser Alert Detector, Missile Detector, Fire Detector, Radio Jammer BAR, Infrared Jammer)
Predisposed on-board simulation
 
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Mar 22, 2017
according to DefenseNews French Navy's intermediate frigates cleared for development
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and now DCNS, Thales jointly secure $4B French frigate deal
France signed a contract April 20 for a €3.8 billion (U.S. $4.1 billion) program to build five intermediate frigates, or FTI, for the French Navy, the defense procurement office announced April 21.

“The contract was awarded to DCNS and Thales (for the radar related activities) by the Direction Générale de l’Armement 20 April 2017,” the DGA said on its website. “The first delivery is set for 2023.”

That grants DCNS and Thales the status of joint prime contractors on the warship, sharing the responsibility respectively between the naval shipbuilder and the electronics specialist.

The French Ministry of Defence separately announced April 21 that the minister had launched the program and also attributed to the warship a product name adopted by DCNS specifically to target the export market.

That ministerial announcement came just a couple of days before the April 23 first round of voting in the presidential election, as expected. The contract ties France to the naval program no matter which candidate wins in the polls.

“In line with the decision taken by the minister mid-March in the ministerial investment committee, Jean-Yves Le Drian launched today (sic) the production of five intermediate frigates of the 'Belharra' class,” the Defense Ministry said in an April 21 statement.

DCNS announced at the Euronaval trade show in October the Belharra name for its export version of the FTI project. The French Navy and DGA refer to the planned warship as FTI.

“The future frigate is positioned in the market segment of ships of medium tonnage, for which there is strong export demand,” the ministry said.

The warship “is indispensable to conduct the operations guaranteeing the security of operations and the French maritime approaches in the face of threats, particularly from submarines, which have rapidly grown,” Le Drian said. The frigate is due to enter service in 2025, he said.

Building a Belharra will require two million work hours for DCNS, of which 300,000 will be for the design office, the company said in a statement.

Belharra refers to a giant wave on the coast of the Basque region, southwest France.

Work on the new warship, which will include a high level of digital technology, “also allows us to develop a frigate that addresses the expectations of a dynamic international market," DCNS Chairman and CEO Hervé Guillou said in a statement.

Thales will supply the Sea Fire multifunction radar, Captas-4 compact towed sonar array, Aquilon naval communications and Sentinel electronic warfare system, the company said in a statement.

The FTI is designed to conduct anti-submarine warfare, air defense and anti-ship missions, as well as carry special forces units. The ship will carry a helicopter or flying drone, and it will be armed with MBDA Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles.

DCNS has previously estimated a world market of at least 40 of the intermediate frigate.
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