Modern equipment and uniform of the French Army

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Contents 1 Weapons 2 Combat vehicles 3 Artillery 4 Helicopters

[edit] Weapons

• SIG P220 - 9 mm - pistol
• GIAT BM92-G1 (PAMAS-G1) - 9 mm - pistol
• FAMAS - 5.56 mm assault rifle
• Minimi - 5.56 mm light machine gun replacing the AA-52 ( 7.62 mm) and the Browning M2
• FRF2 - 7.62 mm - sniper rifle
• PGM Hecate II - heavy sniper rifle
• Brandt 60mm LR Gun-mortar
• AT4, ERYX and MILAN - anti-tank missiles (now Milan II)
• SPECTRA helmet
• Félin

[edit] Combat vehicles

• Leclerc - Main Battle Tanks (406)
• AMX 10 RC - Light Tank (300)
• ERC-90 Sagaie - reconnaissance combat vehicle (192)
• AMX-10P - tracked armoured personnel carrier (1050)
• VAB - armoured personnel carrier (3820)
• Panhard AML245 series-60/90 - light armoured car (155)
• VBL - light armoured vehicle (899)
• Peugeot P4 - unarmoured 4x4 vehicle (13 500)

[edit] Artillery

• AMX 30 AuF1 - 155 mm (272)
• MRLS - multiple rocket launcher (41)
• HM-2 155 mm towed howitzer (103)
• BF-50 155 mm towed howitzer (113)
• F3 self-propelled howitzer (55)
• RTF1 120 mm Mortar (361)
• M-51 120 mm Mortar

[edit] Helicopters

• Tigre - attack (80)
• NH-90 - tactical transport(11)
• Fennec light utility replacing the Alouette Astazou, Alouette II and Alouette III
• Super Puma and Cougar replacing the Puma
• Gazelle (267)