At Eurosatory 2014, Nexter unveiled improvements to the VBCI IFV variant following trials. The rear wheels have steering to reduce its turning radius to 20 meters, and rear internal volume was increased by moving electrical equipment to the front of the vehicle.

Jun 13, 2024 · VBCI represents the best balanced solution between protection, firepower, mobility, and payload. VBCI has unrivaled overall survivability: ballistic, mines and IED protection, “Soft Kill” systems. It is fitted with CBRN equipment.

Oct 28, 2024 · The VBCI 2 is an improved version of the standard VBCI designed and manufactured by the French Defense Company Nexter Systems mainly for the export market. The VBCI 2 was introduced at DSEI 2015, the International Defense Exhibition in London, UK.

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.

Mar 12, 2003 · The VBCI (vehicule de combat d’infanterie) is a wheeled 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle with modular protection that can be adapted to the threat. Conditional orders have been placed to cover the supply of 700 vehicles to the French Army in two versions.

The French VBCI Infantry Fighting Vehicle is an 8x8 IFV in French service since 2008 in 4 variants, aka Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie.

Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI) is a French 8x8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) developed by Nexter. Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie translates in English as "Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle". VBCI 8x8 was initially designed by Giat Industries and Renault Véhicules Industriels (V.I.).

The standard infantry combat vehicle (ICV) of the French Army is the Giat Industries full-tracked AMX-1 OP. This will eventually be replaced by the new Giat Industries wheeled VBCI (Vehicule Blinde de Combat d'lnfanterie).

The VBCI-2 is equipped with a new Volvo D13 diesel engine with a power of 600 h.p. (for comparison, VBCI uses the Volvo D12 550 h.p. engine), reinforced suspension, wheels with larger tires - all this is designed to compensate for the increase in weight from 29 to 32 tons.

May 2, 2020 · The VBCI is a French 8×8 wheeled IFV designed to replace the aging AMX-10P. VBCI is an acronym for Véhicule Blindé de Combat d’Infanterie which translates to Armored Vehicle for Infantry Combat. Vehicles started to be produced in …