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Erwan, whose last name is not used for security reasons, spoke to the press May 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A first delivery of the Light VBMR is due in 2022, with 489 shipped by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/eurosatory\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Track our full coverage of Eurosatory here!<\/a><\/b><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the highly equipped 489, there will be a further 200 units ordered, with the latter more lightly equipped units, according to the annex of the draft multiyear military budget law for 2019-2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That raises the total of Light VBMRs to 689 delivered by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 2025 and out to 2032, there will be a further 978 ordered for Scorpion, and 1,060 ordered outside of the program, with a total of 2,038 for that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A first delivery of an armored personnel carrier version of Light VBMR is due in 2021, a reconnaissance model in 2022 and a communications variant in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wide spectrum of missions will be covered, as there will be 16 versions of the vehicle, with 10 of the APC, two for recon and four for comms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/11\/26\/in-a-blow-to-rtd-france-selects-nexter-for-light-multirole-vehicle\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Nexter will design, build and service<\/a> the vehicles, while Texelis will supply the chassis and driveline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nexter\u2019s factory at Roanne, central France, will build the Light VBMR, adding to the workload generated by orders for the Griffon troop carrier and the Jaguar combat and reconnaissance vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Light VBMR weighs 15-17 tons, can reach a speed of 100 kph and has a range of 600 kilometers. 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Sensors and the Bull SICS battle management system, or Scorpion Information Communication System, will bring the tank into the Scorpion\u2019s so-called collaborative combat concept, which seeks to heighten teamwork on the ground and with commanders at the regimental level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An order for the Griffon multipurpose troop carrier is to be raised to \u201da target\u201c of 1,872, up 150 units from a previous total, Erwan said. A first delivery is due by the end of the year, with certification in the second quarter of 2019. Some 936 units are due by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contracts for those increased orders are expected to be signed later this year after the French Parliament formally adopts the draft military budget law, expected in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That boost in orders follows the Army\u2019s call for a speedy introduction of the new armored vehicles, to replace an aging fleet of VAB troop carriers. 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