With the delivery of the AMX-10RC to Ukraine, France is the first country in the world to provide an armored vehicle capable of fighting Russian tanks. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, France has already provided military equipment and weapons to Ukraine for an amount of €470 million and is ranked the 5th country in Europe providing military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
For several years France has launched the Scorpion program for the modernization of its land forces with the replacement of the AMX-10RC/RCR by the Jaguar 6圆 armored vehicle. With this new announcement, France shows its commitment to intensify its delivery of combat vehicles to Ukraine following the invasion of the country by the Russian army.Ĭurrently, the French army had a total of 245 AMX-10RC/RCR. Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this linkįrench army AMX-10RCR light reconnaissance antitank wheeled armored vehicle. Both vehicles are tracked and heavier than the AMX-10RC but have smaller main weapons, though they also carry anti-tank missiles.According to information published in the French Newspaper " Le Figaro" on January 4, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron announced to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that France will deliver to Ukraine French-made light tanks AMX-10RC / RCR armed with a 105mm semi-automatic cannon able to defeat Russian Main Battle Tanks (MBTs). What's important is that the West is sending armored fighting vehicles.įrance's announcement was quickly followed by the US announcing that it would send M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Germany announcing that it would send Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Yet the military value of the AMX-10RC isn't really the point. Armored vehicles are still vital on the battlefield, but an armored car may have limited utility against swarms of anti-tank missiles, attack drones, and smart artillery shells. Indeed, Ukraine has shown that modern reconnaissance relies on drones and satellites. Fighting there has become trench warfare, with incremental gains rather than sweeping armored offensives in which fast, armored scout vehicles excel. In other words, the AMX-10RC was designed to be part of a light mechanized force that rides to the rescue of NATO forces desperately defending against a Soviet blitzkrieg. It often indicates a user profile.įrench troops back an AMX-10RC onto a ship in Toulon in June 1995.ĪNNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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