Arquus completes P4 VIPAIR deliveries

Arquus has delivered the last of 19 P4 VIPAIR vehicles for the French Air and Space Force (formerly the French Air Force until an 11 September name change).

Based on the Peugeot P4 ASPIC platform for launching the Mistral short-range air defence system, the VIPAIR vehicle is designed for training and force projection operations by the French Air and Space Force parachutists and commandos.

Production began in September 2018. Three vehicles apiece, converted by Arquus from in-service P4 ASPIC vehicles, were delivered in four batches between April 2019 and March 2020 before a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The final six vehicles were dispatched to various French Air and Space Force bases from 16 September to 15 October, Arquus noted in a statement.

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