Each year, the National Gendarmerie needs to acquire between 2,000 and 3,000 new vehicles in order to renew part of its fleet which is in great demand. However, with past budget restrictions and budget freezes still slow to be released, the average age of this fleet has increased from four years and ten months in 2010 to seven and a half years now. Laurent Lagneau reports on opex360.
VBRG, Véhicule Blindé à Roues Gendarmerie (Picture source: Army Recognition) |