Saudi Arabia buys 200 french Nexter Aravis

[Tihamah]

Nexter ARAVIS MRAP - YouTube

First export contract for the 4x4 French Nexter Aravis armoured vehicle for Saudi Arabia 2502121*-*Army Recognition

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:47 AM

Laurent Collet-Billon Delegate General for the French Armaments Procurement Agency (DGA) confirmed this Monday, February 20, 2012 during the presenting of the DGA 2011 results, that the French Defence Company manufacturer Nexter has signed a contract in late 2011 with Saudi Arabia, for "between 100 and 200" ARAVIS 4 x 4 armoured vehicle.

This is the first export contract for the high protected armoured vehicle Aravis, which has been designed, developed and manufactured by Nexter. The vehicle was unveiled in 2008 at the International Defence Exhibition Eurosatory in paris, France.

An order for 15 ARAVIS vehicles was placed by the Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (French army procurement agency DGA) in April 2009 for use by the French Army as a reconnaissance and escort vehicle for engineer units. The Aravis is currently in use by the French armed forces in Afghanistan.

In July 2006, Saudi Arabia has placed an order for 80 CAESAR 155mm wheeled self-propelled howiter which are also manufactured by The French Company Nexter.

The vehicle ARAVIS for Saudi Arabia should be equipped with a remote weapons system armed with a 20mm Nexter gun ARX-20.

 

[Mosamania]

Dude they only released it now but this buy was signed in 2006 along with the CAESAR. CAESAR is now manufactured under license here The TOT that we got from this deal we used to manufacture Al-Masmak.

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[Tihamah]

Dude they only released it now but this buy was signed in 2006 along with the CAESAR. CAESAR is now manufactured under license here The TOT that we got from this deal we used to manufacture Al-Masmak.

- - <-----This face looking thingy is actually a link.

it was confirmed "officially" by the french side this monday, any way why the SANG is buying artillery i don't like that at all, there should be "one" army in KSA not two armies, we don't want a civil war.

 

[Mosamania]

it was confirmed "officially" by the french side this monday, any way why the SANG is buying artillery i don't like that at all, there should be "one" army in KSA not two armies, we don't want a civil war.

Actually it is more of a reshuffle of our Armed Forces. Previously the SANG was for the non-Sudairis in KSA and the Army was for the Sudairis part of the family. However when King Abdullah came and put down the Allegiance council (Which totally showed its failure when it elected Naif to be crown prince) the two parts of the Armed forces got integrated. Right now the SANG is designed as the reserve branch of the army where it will defend KSA freeing up the Armed Forces for power projection (Recent Saudi deals are of offensive and not defensive nature for a reason).