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The French army has adopted new armored personnel carriers VBMR “Griffin”

The French Ministry of Defense received the first three light multirole armored VBMR (Armored vehicles Multi-roles) “Griffon”. The official ceremony of adopting the new machines went 4 of July at the plant of the French manufacturer Nexter armored vehicles in the presence of the Minister of Defense of France, Florence Parley.

Французская армия приняла на вооружение новый БТР VBMR "Грифон"

BTR VBMR “Griffin” 6x6 designed to replace an outdated APCs in the French Army VAB 4×4, challenges in service more 40 years. New APC designed on a modular scheme and will be delivered to the troops in a variety of configurations: armored, command car, Machine artillery reconnaissance, field hospital.

BTR Griffon has a maximum gross weight 24,5 tons and can carry up to 10 military. Griffon The main armament consists of a combat unit with a remote control with a machine gun 12.7 mm caliber or 7.62-mm or 40-mm automatic grenade launcher, Additionally the machine is equipped Pilar V acoustic shot detection system.

It is assumed, that by the end of this year, the French armed forces will receive 92 armored VBMR Griffon, the first batch will go into service 3rd Marine Regiment. just before 2030 SCORPION, as part of the program (Synergy COntact Strengthens the versatility and I'InfovalorisatiON) it is planned to put up 2030 of the year 1872 multirole armored vehicles VBMR “Griffin”, 300 armored reconnaissance and combat vehicles EBRC “jaguar”, 978 ББМ VBMR-L.

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