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French army takes delivery of the 500th VBCI 8x8 armoured infantry fighting vehicle 0807132.
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Defence & Security News - France |
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| Monday, July 8, 2013 10:21 PM | |||
| French army takes delivery of the 500th VBCI 8x8 armoured infantry fighting vehicle. | |||
The
consortium formed by Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense has delivered
the 500th armored infantry combat vehicle VBCI
to the French army. The VBCI is the latest generation of
armoured infantry fighting vehicle, the successor of the tracked armoured
infantry fighting vehicle AMX 10P which is in service with the French
Army since 1973. |
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 French army VBCI in Mali. |
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The VBCI is available in two variants, the command post and the infantry fighting vehicle. France's Directorate
General of Armaments said the vehicle delivered -- one of 520 VCPs ordered
-- is equipped with a 25mm gun turret and machine guns, and carries
11 soldiers. One-hundred-10 command post vehicles ordered from the consortium
already have been delivered. |
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 Tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle AMX-10P of French Army. |
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