Arquus to supply around 300 vehicles to French Army
Arquus is to provide around 300 new and retrofitted vehicles to the French Army, under an agreement with the country's MoD.
A media spokesperson for Arquus told Shephard that the deal covers 200 VT4s, 13 VABs, 50 trucks and 35 other armoured platforms.
Of those, all VABs and 100 VT4s were already delivered during the last week. The remaining 100 VT4s will arrive next week. The other vehicles are available and will be handed over as soon as the army asks for them, the spokesperson added.
The 4x4 VT4 (pictured above) is an all-terrain, non-armoured, light and versatile
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