Following a invitation to tender, the company Soframe has signed a major contract with the Ministry of the Interior. The Alsatian SME is to supply 90 4×4 armoured vehicles to the Gendarmerie Nationale.
Soframe's armoured law enforcement vehicle (VBMO) has been chosen to replace the gendarmerie's VBRG and will be known as the Centaure.
The Gendarmerie Nationale will replace its legacy armoured vehicles with new ones that are better able to withstand current weapons. The Alsatian company Soframe, part of the Lohr Group, has won an order for 90 vehicles.
Soframe, a subsidiary of the Lohr group, specialising in armoured vehicles, based in Hangenbieten (Bas-Rhin), has been chosen to equip the national gendarmerie with 90 new vehicles.
A robust and powerful vehicle that offers safety and comfort for personnel deployed over a long period of time," describes Soframe in a press release presenting its Armoured Law Enforcement Vehicle. The Alsatian company, a subsidiary of the LOHR group, is based in Hangenbieten, near Strasbourg, and will deliver 90 armoured vehicles to the Gendarmerie Nationale, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Thursday.
French company Soframe announced on October 28 that its 4×4 armoured vehicle solution has been selected by the Ministry of Interior at the result of ” Armoured law enforcement vehicle” (VBMO, Véhicule Blindé de Maintien de l'Ordre) competition launched last spring for the renewal of the Gendarmerie nationale’s fleet. French company Soframe announced on October 28 that its 4×4 armoured vehicle solution has been selected by the Ministry of Interior at the result of ” Armoured law enforcement vehicle” (VBMO, Véhicule Blindé de Maintien de l'Ordre) competition launched last spring for the renewal of the Gendarmerie nationale’s fleet.
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