On October 25th, 2018, Belgium’s Prime Minister, Mr. Charles MICHEL, has officially confirmed the intergovernmental deal concluded with France on the Capacité Motorisée (CaMo - Motorized Capability) program, which aimed at modernizing Belgium’s land mobility capabilities.
ARQUUS warmly welcomes the announcement, which further strengthens the partnership between the French and Belgian Armies, but also between both Ministries and Defense Industries.
The agreement confirmed on October 25th covers the acquisition of 442 Scorpion vehicles, which combine the expertise of ARQUUS, Nexter and Thales.
A total of 382 Griffon (Multi-Role Armored Vehicles) and Jaguar (Wheeled Canon Armored Vehicles), identical to the French Army’s, will replace the Piranha 3C and Dingo II currently in service in the Belgian Motorized Brigade.
Mr. MICHEL’s announcement also shows a historical rapprochement between France and Belgium on Land Defense matters.
European leader of military protected mobility, ARQUUS invests all its expertise in the conception, development, and production of the drivelines which will equip the Griffon and Jaguar vehicles of the Scorpion program. Belgium’s CMI will be integrating all the components.
The French-Belgian agreement also aims at developing cooperation in all fields related to land mobility. Specifically, the deal creates a capacity development plan which will link both land forces.
This development plan will notably rest on the ARQUUS facility in Fourchambault (France), which will serve as a common logistics center for all spare parts of the Scorpion and CaMo programs, serving France and Belgium.
Business Area of the Volvo AB Group, ARQUUS is one of the three members of the short-term consortium to which the French Ministry of Defense awarded the Scorpion contract.
The Group will be participating in the development of the new generation of wheeled armored personnel carriers for the French Army: the VBMR (multi-role armored vehicle) and the EBRC (armored reconnaissance and combat vehicle).
ARQUUS also supplies the powertrains and close defense remote control systems operated by these two vehicles. The company will also provide full logistics for spare parts and Scorpion subsystems.
