With the “Swiss Army knife” of the French army, the VBL (light armoured vehicle), having recently been criticised for its lack of protection, several industrialists have been working on its successor, including Soframe, the military branch of LOHR.
MOSAIC has a low silhouette and rear engine to reduce its signature and features major innovations in the field of ballistic protection. Soframe developed the platform focusing on the French VBAE programme. Focusing on the French Armoured Vehicle for Engagement Support (VBAE) programme, Soframe has developed the Mission Observation Surveillance Acquisition Investigation Combat (MOSAIC) project, as a new light reconnaissance and support vehicle with stealth capabilities.
To younger people involved in defense the name Lohr might not mean much, however in the past that French company designed and developed some among the most innovative designs seen at land defense exhibitions.