Happy new year
Success of ARTIST
SUCCESS OF ARTIST, THE FIRST FIELD EXPERIMENT IN THE BOA UPSTREAM STUDY PROGAM OF THE FRENCH ARMY
From 12 September to 2 October 2009, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), the French Army and the Thales Nexter Sagem industrial group tested the concepts arising from the BOA (Bulle Opérationnelle Aéroterrestre or Air-land operational digitalisation) upstream study plan (Programme Etudes Amont or PEA) for the first time in real conditions, as part of the ARTIST experiment. The demonstrations took place successfully on the Bonnland test ground in Germany, 100km east of Frankfurt.
Two new export breakthroughs for the range of 20 mm weapons
28 october 2009 - After last September’s order by the French Army for 15 helicopter SH 20 type retractable door mountings, the wide range of Nexter Systems weapons systems designed around the 20 M 621 cannon is once again successful thanks to 2 export orders.
The DGA orders 332 VBCI armoured vehicles
September 3rd 2009
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has notified the group of companies formed by Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Défense of an order for 332 infantry armoured combat vehicles (VBCI).
The number of VBCIs ordered for the French Army totals 630 vehicles, in accordance with the guidelines of the French White Paper on Defence and National Security.