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Live mobility demonstration for wheeled combat armoured vehicles of Renault Trucks Defense.
As every two years after Eurosatory, the International Defense and Security Exhibition in Paris, France, the French Company Renault Trucks Defense performs a live mobility demonstration on the field with its latest armoured combat vehicles. This event was attended by many journalists from the International Press.
     
As every two years after Eurosatory, the International Defense and Security Exhibition in Paris, France, the French Company Renault Trucks Defense performs a live mobility demonstration on the field with its latest armoured combat vehicles. This event was attended by many journalists from the International Press. Renault Trucks Defense VAB Mk3 (L) and Bastion 4x4 APC (R) at live mobility demonstration of Renault Trucks Defense, Monday, June 20, 2016.
     

This year, Renault Trucks Defense has presented five armoured vehicles from its wide range of products including the Electer, the Dagger, the Sherpa Light, the VAB Mk3 and the Bastion.

Presented at Eurosatory 2016, the Electer parallel hybrid drive demonstrator from RENAULT TRUCKS Defense (RTD), the subject of an "advance design plan" (PEA) assigned by the French defense procurement agency DGA in 2012, has been tested in the past two years over a distance of more than 5000 km, half of which off-road.

This PEA, assigned to RENAULT TRUCKS Defense on December 21, 2012, is now completed, with 7 different modes of operation validated and capable of being installed on RTD products, with a view to meeting the requirements of modern military operations.
     
This year, Renault Trucks Defense has presented five armoured vehiclesfrom its wide range of products including the Electer, the Dagger, the Sherpa Light, the VAB Mk3 and the Bastion. Renault Trucks Defense VAB 6x6 hybrid armoured vehicle Electer at live mobility demonstration of Renault Trucks Defense, Monday, June 20, 2016.
     
The Dagger is the new commercial name of the PVP, a 4x4 light armoured protected vehicle developed by the Panhard General Defense now a subdivision of Renault Trucks Defense. The vehicle is in service with the French army and was recently selected by the RAID, a SWAT Team of the French Police.

The Dagger has demonstrated its capacity to be one of the most secure combat vehicle available in the military market after the vehicle was exposed to mine blasts on two occasions during the Barkhane operation in March 2015. Additionally, PVPs operated by the Chilean police were exposed to direct intense firing in an ambush in June 2015. In all three events, the vehicle crew remained protected.
     
The Dagger is the new commercial name of the PVP, a 4x4 light armoured protected vehicle developed by the Panhard General Defense now a subdivision of Renault Trucks Defense. The vehicle is in service with the French army and was recently selected by the RAID, a SWAT Team of the French Police. Dagger 4x4 light protected vehicle at live mobility demonstration of Renault Trucks Defense, Monday, June 20, 2016.
     
The Sherpa Light Scout is one of the variant of the Sherpa Light family designed and manufactured by the French Defense Company Renault Trucks Defense.

The layout of the Sherpa Light Scout is conventional with the engine at the front, crew and troops compartment in the middle and cargo area at the rear. There is two seats at the front for driver and commander and two or three seats at the rear.
     
The Sherpa Light Scout is one of the variant of the Sherpa Light family designed and manufactured by the French Defense Company Renault Trucks Defense. Sherpa Light 4x4 tactical armoured vehicle at live mobility demonstration of Renault Trucks Defense, Monday, June 20, 2016.
     
The VAB Mk3 is not an upgrade of the conventional VAB but a new vehicle design that is fully adapted to new threats on the battlefield such as IEDs and mine blast. The aim of this vehicle is to provide a replacement for the old BTR, M113 and VAB based on the design of a combat proven vehicle and a cheaper price.

At the demonstration, the VAB Mk3 was fitted with a remotely weapon station TRT-25 from BAE Systems. The TRT-25 is fitted with a dual-feed 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannon with two 130-round bins, a 7.62 mm machinegun with 1,000 rounds, and four smoke grenade launchers.
     
The VAB Mk3 is not an upgrade of the conventional VAB but a new vehicle design that is fully adapted to new threats on the battlefield such as IEDs and mine blast. The aim of this vehicle is to provide a replacement for the old BTR, M113 and VAB based on the design of a combat proven vehicle and a cheaper price. VAB Mk3 6x6 armoured vehicle personnel carrier at live mobility demonstration of Renault Trucks Defense, Monday, June 20, 2016.
     
The Bastion APC was unveiled at Eurosatory 2010 by the French Defence Company ACMAT, now a subdivision of Renault Trucks Defense.

The Bastion APC is a 4x4, high-mobility infantry and reconnaissance armoured vehicle developed based on the rugged chassis of the VLRA TDN-TDE series to provide a capable and reliable multirole platform.

The monocoque hull structure of Bastion APC has optimized body angles and a low silhouette for increased survivability. The high hardness armoured steel hull provides all-round protection against infantry rifles and machine guns (ballistic protection Level 1 to Level 3, NATO STANAG 4569) and artillery shell splinters.
     
The Bastion APC is a 4x4, high-mobility infantry and reconnaissance armoured vehicle developed based on the rugged chassis of the VLRA TDN-TDE series to provide a capable and reliable multirole platform. Bastion 4x4 armoured vehicle personnel carrier at live mobility demonstration of Renault Trucks Defense, Monday, June 20, 2016.