Armée de Terre: Programm SCORPION

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Vom 27. November bis zum 8. Dezember findet in französisch-belgischer Kooperation die Übung BIA 23 statt, bei der eine mittels Funkgeräten CONTACT und SIA C2 (Système d'Information des Armées Commandement et Contrôle) vernetzte Brigade zum Einsatz kommt. Es handelt sich um die erste Übung mit einer vollständig mit Systemen aus dem Programm SCORPION ausgerüsteten Brigade. Insgesamt werden 4000 Soldaten aus einem Dutzend Verbänden, 500 leichte Fahrzeuge, 100 VBMR Griffon und 13 EBRC Jaguar eingesetzt.


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Vor ein paar Tagen wurden die ersten Artilleriegeschütze CAESAR Mk1 geliefert, die jene Exemplare ersetzen, welche an die Ukraine übergeben worden sind:

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Launching of Pre-Design Phase of Véhicule Blindé d’Aide à l’Engagement (VBAE) Programme with Signature of VBAE contract

Paris 6 December 2023 – OCCAR, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation, has signed with ARQUUS, and NEXTER, a (company of KNDS), the VBAE contract on behalf of the OCCAR VBAE Participating States Belgium and France.

The VBAE Programme stems from the need of the French and Belgian armies for a modern, innovative light armoured vehicle, fully integrated into the battlefield information system and offering a high added value in terms of reconnaissance and combat.

The VBAE Programme covers the preparation and definition phase anticipating further development, production and ISS contract in the near future. The overall value of this first phase is 15 M€ and it will last approximately two years.

The VBAE Programme takes advantage from studies performed in the frame of European projects, such as EDIDP FAMOUS and EDF FAMOUS II, in which ARQUUS and NEXTER are part of the beneficiaries. The Belgian company John Cockerill Defense (JCD), also member of the FAMOUS consortium, will be a major sub-contractor.

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Während der Übung BIA 23 sind insgesamt fünf Griffon VOA erfolgreich vom 3ème Régiment d'artillerie de marine eingesetzt worden:


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French Army: first training deployment for the VBMR Griffon VOA artillery observation vehicle

The vehicle, validated at the end of last summer, has a command post layout, with four military on board consisting of the driver, the commander who also manages the remotely operated turret, and two non-commissioned officers, respectively the observer and the navigator/radio operator.

These two personnel face the two computer analysis and observation consoles in the transverse direction of travel. (PHOTO N° 3) In addition, two rear seats can be added to carry infantrymen or other artillery specialists, for example a drone operator.

The main tool of the VOA consists of the sensors suite installed on top the 4.50 metres telescopic mast. This includes five systems, a laser rangefinder, a laser pointer, a laser designator, and above all a TV day channel and a thermal camera providing the night channel.

Their images can be combined in low light conditions, especially during short winter days, at dawn or dusk. Cameras allow observation and target acquisition range of 10 to 20 km. Should the sensor suite be the subject of malfunctions, multifunction binoculars available on board allow to continue the mission in degraded mode.

The vehicle can move at low speed with the mast partially or even completely deployed, but only on terrain free of any obstacles . In the event of a blockage or failure a degraded mode is provided to manual retract the mast using a crank system.

“A MURIN surveillance radar can be easily added on board as the space and connectivity are already planned. It will help us visualize targets complementing the mast-mounted sensors suite,” the observer non-commissioned officer added. This radar is already in service with target acquisition batteries part of artillery regiments.

The lieutenant in charge of fires coordination within the acquisition and surveillance battery explained to EDR On-Line: “The acquisition can then be coupled with laser telemetry sent by the optronic gimbal, allowing to transmitting target coordinates to the higher echelon. These information are valuable to us, and via my post on board my PVP armoured utility vehicle I can switch them either to a command post, a CAESAR self-propelled howitzers battery, or a heavy mortars unit.”

The size of the Griffon VOA compared to that of its VAB-based predecessor, which featured a very low silhouette, remains an issue. However its huge visual signature is largely compensated by the extension of the discreet mast, which makes it easier for the VBMR to take advantage of terrain obstacles to better protect and hide itself, remaining at considerable distance from enemy observation.

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Die Unité d'appui à la formation der École d'artillerie hat vom 4. bis zum 15. Dezember am Truppenübungsplatz Canjuers Abnahmetests mit dem MEPAC durchgeführt:




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Das System soll 2025 bei den Artillerieregimentern eingeführt werden.

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Texelis and CNIM team for new engineer vehicle

France's Texelis and CNIM have teamed to meet a future French Army requirement for a new combat engineer vehicle called Moyen d'Appui au Contact (MAC).

According to Jean Vandel, managing director for defence at Texelis, “there will be a third member of the consortium, which will be announced in the not too distant future”.

Industry sources expect the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) to issue a request for information in early 2022 for the MAC, which will replace the tracked Engin Blindé du Génie (EBG) combat engineer tractor. The exact number of MAC required has not been finalised but could range from 75 to over 100 units, according to industry sources.

The deployed EBG is based on components of the AMX-30 main battle tank, which was phased out of French Army service years ago. A total of 71 EBGs were built at the now Nexter Roanne facility and 54 of these were upgraded to extend their operational lives, with final deliveries in early 2014 under the designation EBG Valorise (EBG Val).

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