{"id":63294,"date":"2022-12-02T15:56:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T15:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/02\/france-qualifies-serval-armored-patrol-vehicle-variant-for-its-army\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:46:42","slug":"france-qualifies-serval-armored-patrol-vehicle-variant-for-its-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2022\/12\/02\/france-qualifies-serval-armored-patrol-vehicle-variant-for-its-army\/","title":{"rendered":"France qualifies Serval armored patrol vehicle variant for its Army"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STUTTGART, Germany \u2013 France\u2019s military-procurement office has qualified the patrol variant of its new VBMR-L Serval multirole light armored vehicle, and expects to receive about one-fifth of its planned Serval deliveries by the end of the year, a defense official said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new models of the VBMR-L, the third new vehicle developed under the Ministry of Defense\u2019s Scorpion program to modernize the Army\u2019s fighting vehicles and tech, were qualified by the Direction Generale de l\u2019Armement (DGA) on Nov. 10, Vice Admiral Christophe Lucas, deputy director general for international relations and strategy for the ministry, said during a press briefing. The eight armored patrol sub-variants include: infantry; engineering; mortar 81; mortar 120; command post; medium-range missile; very short-range ground-to-air; and supply, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DGA\u2019s qualification of the Serval attests to the vehicle\u2019s \u201csuitability for the specifications \u2026 and the needs expressed by the Army, with regard to the multiple missions which will have to be carried out with this vehicle,\u201d Lucas said. The Army\u2019s 11th Parachute Brigade will be among the first troops to receive the rides, alongside the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French companies Nexter and Texelis are building the Servals under a temporary joint operation to replace the Army\u2019s 1970s-era VAB armored personnel carriers over this decade. Manufacturing and subsequent integration of Texelis\u2019 mobility equipment happens at Nexter\u2019s facilities in Roanne, in the French Loire Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/05\/05\/french-military-receives-initial-batch-of-new-serval-armored-vehicles\/\">The first four vehicles were delivered to the Army in May,<\/a> and the companies have shipped 30 total Servals since then. The Ministry of Defense is planning to have 70 vehicles built, and 60 deliveries completed, before the end of 2022. Per Lucas, 364 vehicles are already on order, and the ministry has expressed plans to order over 900 total by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 4&#215;4 armored vehicle weighs between 15 to 17 tonnes (about 33,000 to 37,480 pounds) depending on its load. 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