• Land Warfare

  French paratroopers showcase new Grizzly tactical vehicles

  19th July 2023

  Supplied by Arquus, the platform is built to provide modularity, payload capacity, firepower and mobility in the most challenging terrains.

• Land Warfare

  Tests begin for first new French SOF patrol vehicles

  14th September 2022

  French special forces have begun testing the first pair of production 6x6 VOS-APP patrol vehicles that will succeed the VLRA, which has been in service since the 1970s.

• Special Operations

  Arquus VLFS and PLFS take to the road

  27th April 2021

  French SOF await two new vehicle types.

• Land Warfare

  Test on Sabre showcases MMP fire and forget capability

  6th January 2021

  MBDA missile achieved direct hit on target without operator intervention.

• Special Operations

  SOFINS 2019: France’s Special Operations Command to continue innovating

  4th April 2019

  French special operations forces must be equipped with the cutting-edge technology necessary to defeat increasingly creative and intelligent adversaries, Minister of the Armed Forces Florence …

• Special Operations

  ​SOFINS: French SF showcase new tactical vehicle

  29th March 2017

  The French Military's Special Operations Command (COS) is showcasing its new Special Forces Heavy Weight (PLFS) tactical vehicle at SOFINS, in Souge.The new vehicle was …

• Military Logistics

  SOFINS: ​Airbus DS details A400M milestones

  6th April 2017

  Airbus Defence and Space used the recent SOFINS exhibition to detail the latest achievements of its A400M aircraft and the fact the tactical transporter is …

• Special Operations

  ​SOFINS: Nexter unveils new ARX 25 turret variant

  29th March 2017

  French equipment manufacturer Nexter is showcasing the concept for its new ARX 25 'Low Profile' turret designed specifically for special forces (SF) use at the …

• Land Warfare

  RTD awarded French VLTP-NP contract

  13th December 2016

  Renault Trucks Defense (RTD) has been awarded the French unprotected light passenger vehicle (VLTP-NP) contract, the company announced on 8 December. The contract covers the …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory: French SF mount up

  16th June 2016

  A new set of vehicles for the French Special Forces will offer them improved mobility and firepower on operations. According to the French DGA, 25 …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory: New SF vehicle lines up

  14th June 2016

  Renault Trucks Defense (RTD) has unveiled an initial design of its Vehicle Leger Forces Speciales (VLFS) or Light Special Forces Vehicle, destined for the French …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Special operations vehicles

  PLFS

  Programme Background The Sabre, then known as the Sherpa FS, was developed as a response to a 2014 requirement for three types of new vehicles ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Special operations vehicles

  VOS-APP

  The Arquus VOS-APP is a 6x6 support vehicle currently under trial with the French SOF. Acting as a replacement for the 1970s-vintage ACMAT VLRA, the VOS-APP is the ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Sabre

  Formerly known as the Sherpa FS, the Sabre is a 4x4 SF patrol vehicle developed by Arquus on the basis of the Sherpa Light chassis. ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  Sherpa Light Scout

  The Sherpa Light Scout 4x4 is available in both armoured and unarmoured variants and builds on Renault’s Sherpa tactical vehicle series in service with France and other ...

• Land: RWS

  ARX 25 Low Profile

  Unveiled in 2017, the ARX 25 Low Profile is an evolution of the ARX 25 RWS introduced by Nexter in 2016. It was developed to ...