Why This 'Cheap' French Armoured Truck Became the Vehicle 3 NATO Nations All Chose

The Griffon VBMR is the 6x6 armoured vehicle France built to replace the legendary VAB, the truck that carried French soldiers through every war their nation fought for over forty years. Built by KNDS France, Arquus and Thales under the SCORPION programme, 1,872 Griffons are on order for the French Army with over 723 already in service, plus nearly 500 ordered by Belgium and 16 by Luxembourg. Weighing 24.5 tonnes and powered by a 400 horsepower diesel, this modern armoured personnel carrier mounts a remote weapon station, carries up to 10 soldiers, and plugs into a networked digital battlefield system that lets every vehicle see what every other vehicle sees in real time. We cover its full combat deployment in Mali, how it compares to NATO rivals like the Boxer, Stryker and Patria, and why France scrapped its entire Cold War armored fleet to field this quiet machine. Is the Griffon a smarter buy than Germany's Boxer at nearly five times the cost? Tell us below. Subscribe for a new armoured vehicle documentary every week. \#Griffon #VBMR #FrenchArmy #ArmouredVehicle #SCORPION