France demonstrates maritime transshipment capability of Griffon
Tests last month pave way for amphibious interoperability with the French Navy
The French Army and French Navy conducted a two-part evaluation of the amphibious transportability of the Griffon 6x6 multirole armoured vehicle last month.
‘The purpose of these evaluations is to validate the possible configurations of the loading plans on the various ships of the French Navy likely to embark the Griffon,’ the French MoD announced on 2 November.
Staff from STAT (the technical section of the French Army) firstly worked with Griffon crews and personnel from the amphibious assault ship Mistral on a side door embarkation.
The second part of the manoeuvre was conducted offshore near Toulon with Mistral’s sister ship, Dixmude, to conduct a maritime transshipment operation.
An amphibious capability allows Army units operating Griffon ‘to be engaged in a demanding environment and in a joint framework’, the MoD argued. ‘These assessments thus make it possible to consolidate interoperability with the French Navy.’
As of September 2020, 143 Griffons had been delivered to the French Army, according to Shephard Defence Insight.
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