French army unveils real size scale model of new Jaguar EBRC future reconnaissance armoured 10811166
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Military Defense Industry Technology - Jaguar EBRC
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French army unveils real size scale model of new Jaguar EBRC future reconnaissance armoured. | |||
During a live demonstration of the French army, Thursday, October 20, 2016, a scale model 1/1 of the new generation of 6x6 reconnaissance armoured vehicle Jaguar EBRC (Engin Blindé Multi-Rôles - Armoured Multi-roles Vehicles) was unveiled, it should enter in service with the French armed forces in 2020 to replace old ERC-90 Sagaie, AMX-10RC and VAB HOT.
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The Jaguar EBRC will be designed, developed and manufactured by a consortium of French defense companies including Nexter Systems, Renault Trucks Defense, and Thales Communications and Security. The first production Jaguar will be delivered in 2020 under SCORPION Step 1 and a total of 110 will be delivered before 2025, with Step 2 commencing from 2023 with the remainder of the total contract for 248 Jaguar to be delivered. According the first technical information, the Jaguar EBRC will be of welded aluminium armour with an applique armour package to provide protection STANAG 4569 Level 4, firing of small arms 14.5mmx114 AP, 155mm artillery shell splinters at 30m and mine blast protection of 10 kg TNT under the wheel. The Jaguar EBRC will be fitted with a two-man turret 40 CTAS armed with one 40mm CTC cannon with Ammunition Handling System (AHS). The 40mm cannon will have a maximum range of 1,500 m. A remote weapon station armed with a 7.62mm machine gun is mounted on the top of the turret. Each side of the turret will be fitted with MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée - Medium Range Missile) missile designed by the French Company MBDA. The MMP missile is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance and which has a maximum range of 4,000m. Four smoke grenade dischargers are mounted at the front each side of the turret.
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