The French Army is scheduled to receive the first three of 95 up-armoured VBCI (Vehicule Blinde de Combat d'Infanterie) 8x8 armoured vehicles next month. The vehicles will be 29-tonne VCI (Vehicule de Combat d'Infanterie) infantry fighting vehicle variants modified to a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 32 tonnes with improved protection against improvised explosive devices.
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