To
manage this architecture design contract, the three companies
have created a dedicated joint venture company, called
MARS (Maîtrise d’ARchitecture Scorpion, or
Scorpion prime contractor), to ensure the program is managed
autonomously and to simplify the industrial organization.
The
three companies are leaders in their respective fields,
and MARS will bring to the French military customer the
benefit of their complementary skills, covering the entire
Scorpion program, their knowledge of the combat equipment
market and their understanding of current and future military
requirements.
The
MARS company's mission is to meet the equipment and capability
challenges of future combat units, with a particular emphasis
on operational coherence and economic performance. It
will lead this project, in close and constant contact
with teams from the DGA, the military staffs and ground
forces, as part of a new cooperative work model which
will maintain an open dialogue among various industry
partners.
