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Eurosatory
2014 International Exhibition of Land Defence & Security 16 - 20 June 2014 Paris, France |
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VBCI Nexter Systems at Eurosatory 2014 |
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| Tuesdsay, June 17, 2013 09:11 PM | |||
| The Nexter Systems VBCI a real combat proven 8x8 armoured infantry fighting vehicle. | |||
At
Eurosatory 2014, the French Company Nexter Systems presents new members
of the combat proven 8x8 VBCI, armoured infantry fighting vehicle fitted
with a 25mm OTO Melara turret and another one armed with Javelin anti-tank
missile. |
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The
VBCI is a combat proven vehicle which was deployed
on the field in Mali (2013), Afghanistan (2010-2012), and Lebanon (2011).
Since 2008, date of first entry into service with the French army (630
ordered, 550 already delivered), the VBCI, 8x8 armoured infantry fighting
vehicle, has set itself as the main asset of the French Forces, able to
turn the power balance on the battlefield. The VBCI was designed to replace the old tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle AMX-10P, which was used by the mechanised units of the French Army. The VBCI in armoured infantry combat vehicle variant is equipped with with a one-man Nexter Dragar turret armed with a dual feed 25mm Nato cannon type 25 M811 with 150 rounds in the turret and a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. The hull and the turret of the VBCI Nexter Systems is composed by Welded steel and aluminium, who offers a protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters. To increase the protection, the welded steel and aluminium alloy hull is fitted with spall liners and add-on titanium armour plate to protect against anti-tank weapons. The VBCI is a fully developed product, produced by a group of companies, formed by Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense, that meets these operational requirements in terms of strategic, operational and tactical mobility, and also in terms of protection and configuration changes, to meet the requirements of various types of mission. |
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