The French company Nexter Systems (KNDS) received an order for the development and production of promising VBMR Leger armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel arrangement for the French Armed Forces, According bmpd.
Project image of a promising French armored vehicle Nexter VBMR Leger with a 4x4 wheel arrangement in reconnaissance version.
reported, that the VBMR Leger vehicle will become the third model of the French army’s promising wheeled armored vehicles under the SCORPION program after the previously contracted VBMR Griffon and EBRC Jaguar 6x6 armored vehicles (to be produced by the Nexter consortium, RTD и Thales).
“The VBMR Leger machine will be developed and produced in five contracted versions., including patrol (armored), intelligence, communication machine, electronic warfare machine, sanitary. More options may be developed in the future. (commander, engineering, forward artillery observer vehicles)», - says the material.
According to the recently published draft of the French state armaments program for the period 2019-2025 years, to 2025 year, the armed forces of France are expected to supply 489 VBMR Leger machines. The cost of one serial machine should be from 500 to 700 thousand. euro.
The characteristics of the car have not yet been disclosed. presumably, its combat weight will be about 15 tonnes. Patrol variant capacity - 10 Marines.
used photos: Nexter Systems
