The véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie (English: armoured infantry fighting vehicle) or VBCI is a French Infantry fighting vehicle designed and manufactured by GIAT Industries (now Nexter Systems) and Renault Trucks Defense (now Arquus) to replace the AMX-10P. [4]

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It is intended to succeed three reconnaissance and/or fire support vehicles in French service—the AMX-10 RC, ERC 90 Sagaie and VAB HOT —and entered service in 2022 after twelve years of development. The Jaguar is a component of the French SCORPION programme.

Infantry Fighting Vehicle - France (2008) - 630+ built. The VBCI is a modern style infantry fighting vehicle, with eight wheels and a modular construction, inspired by the MOWAG Piranha III. The first projects can be traced back to the nineties, when the successor of the AMX-10P was programmed to be developed.

VBCI MK2 T40 constitutes the latest evolution of the combat-proven French Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The only native IFV, VBCI has proven itself in numerous combat operations and become the main combat system of the French Army. The MK2 version takes advantage from the lessons learned from these engagements to offer major improvements.

What was to become the VBCI, the French wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, could have been a multinational project. At the end of April 1998, it was announced that the ARTEC consortium had been formed under the aegis of the German companies Rheinmetall (64%) and KMW (36%).

2024年2月14日 · KNDS will collaborate with Arquus to create a “digital twin” of the French Army’s VBCI infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to support engineering and maintenance activities. A first in the field of ground combat systems, the digital model will use predictive algorithms to determine the lifespan of the vehicle’s parts based on usage ...

The French Army are replacing the AMX-10P with the new 8×8 wheeled VBCI vehicle as its principal IFV. First deliveries and retirements were completed in 2008, with continued deliveries over the coming years.

The AMX VTT/VCI was the first French APC and IFV (Infantry fighting vehicle). It was developed in the 1950s based on the prolific light tank AMX-13 after a specification of 1952 from the army for an APC, and two rejected prototypes from Hotchkiss.

2024年10月3日 · Greek Army evaluates French proposal for 370 VBCI Philoctetes infantry fighting vehicles. On October 1, 2024, the Greek Ministry of National Defense announced that representatives from KNDS France, formerly Nexter Systems, presented armored combat vehicle (ACV) options to the Hellenic Army General Staff (GES) on September 25, 2024.