The Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or VAB (literally meaning "Armoured Forward Vehicle"; but more appropriately translated: "Armoured Vanguard Vehicle") is a French armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed and manufactured by Renault Trucks Defense (now known as …

VAB means "Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé", literally "Vanguard Armoured Vehicle" which does not tells that it was an armored personnel carrier and the most prolific of the French Army by far. 5000+ indeed has been built since its introduction in 1976, both in 4x4 and 6x6 configuration, declined into 35 variants and exported to 15 countries over time.

VAB MK 3 is a new family of 6x6 medium weight armoured vehicles offering very high level performance in terms of mobility, protection and payload.

2015年9月29日 · The VAB Mk3 vehicle offers ballistic protection up to level 4 of NATO (STANAG 4569) standard and mine / IED protection up to a MRAP level. It can be optionally installed with nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) equipment, as well as rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) static protection features.

2024年2月5日 · At the World Defense Show (WDS 2024) in Saudi Arabia, the French defense firm Arquus, previously known as Renault Trucks Defense, is showcasing its VAB Mk3 6x6 armored vehicle in an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) configuration.

VAB MK 3 is a new family of 6x6 medium weight armoured vehicles offering very high level performance in terms of mobility, protection and payload. The FORTRESS MK2 is a 14.5 tonne armored combat vehicle.

2000年4月26日 · The VAB (Vehicule de l’Avant Blinde) front-line armoured vehicle is an infantry corps tactical armoured vehicle produced by Nexter Systems (formerly Giat Industries) with headquarters at Versailles in France.

2022年2月7日 · The French Army has replaced its tracked AMX-10P IFV with 630 Vehicule Blindé de Combat d’Infanterie (VBCI) (8×8) in IFV and command post versions. Arquus (previously Renault Trucks Defense) built over 5,000 of its Vehicule de Avant Blindé (VAB) APC plus a huge number of more specialised versions for the home and export market.

2022年6月22日 · The VAB MK3 is a very agile and well protected vehicle, which can serve as an APC or an IFV depending on the mission at hand. Its very compact architecture and low silhouette makes it a vehicle very well adapted to high-intensity conflicts against opponents equipped with multiple reconnaissance and aggression solutions.

The VAB Mark III, also known as VAB Mk3, is a 6x6 high mobility infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed to carry a crew of three-man and up to seven fully equipped infantrymen. This 20-ton vehicle provides NATO STANAG 4569 Level 4 armor protection and can be powered by either a 320-hp, 340-hp or 400-hp diesel engine.