Saturday, September 06, 2008

Nexter to Provide French Vehicle Logistical Support

Nexter to Provide French Vehicle Logistical Support (NSI News Source Info) September 6, 2008: The Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) said Sept. 4 it signed a contract worth 320 million euros ($457 million) with Nexter Systems for logistical support for France's future fleet of VBCI armored vehicles. The contract, signed Aug. 29, includes various innovative features, the DGA said. Nexter commits to deliver a 95 percent readiness rate on the vehicles on foreign deployments, send spares directly to Army maintenance workshops, and assure maintenance of vehicles in training camps. The payment system depends on the use of the vehicles. The contract runs from mid-2009 to 2015 and aims to ensure a "high level of operational satisfaction in the context of a constrained budget," the DGA said. The VBCI is built by Nexter and Renault Trucks Defense.

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