{"id":60158,"date":"2018-09-17T17:34:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T17:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/17\/arquus-to-adapt-additional-1200-unarmored-vehicles-for-french-military-use\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:30:56","slug":"arquus-to-adapt-additional-1200-unarmored-vehicles-for-french-military-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/09\/17\/arquus-to-adapt-additional-1200-unarmored-vehicles-for-french-military-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Arquus to adapt additional 1,200 unarmored vehicles for French military use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PARIS \u2014 France on Sept. 5 ordered from Arquus a 1,200-strong batch of VT4 Mk2 light tactical vehicles for the French armed forces, the Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019Armement procurement office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is the second batch of VT4 four-wheel drive cars ordered by the DGA, which placed an initial order for 1,000 Mk1 units in December 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planned total fleet of VT4 vehicles is 4,380 units, based on a modified version of the Ford Explorer car, for the Air Force, Army, Navy and support services, a DGA spokesman said Sept. 17. The first of a batch of 500 units are due for delivery this year, with a second 500-strong batch to be shipped in 2019, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A first shipment of the VT4 will go to the Army, the DGA said in a Sept. 6 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo effect this, the DGA put in a place a procedure to execute the program in the most timely manner,\u201d the procurement office said. This swift delivery is part of the government\u2019s drive to transform the DGA in acquiring equipment, the office added.<\/p>\n\n\n\t