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CaMo: entry into force of the agreement between France and Belgium:
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On 21 June, the intergovernmental agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, concerning their cooperation in the field of land mobility, entered into force.
This step, which now seals the strategic cooperation agreement, has enabled the notification of the motorized capacity contract (CaMo) to French industry by the Directorate General of Armament (DGA).
This contract is intended to deliver to the Belgian Army, 382 Griffon multi-role armored vehicles and 60 JAGUAR infantry reconnaissance and combat armored vehicles, which will come into service between 2025 and 2030. These vehicles will be equipped according to the Scorpion program. totally compatible with their French counterparts.
In addition, the Franco-Belgian CaMo Steering Committee also met on June 25 in Brussels, under the co-chairmanship of Joël Barre, General Delegate for Armaments, and Lieutenant General Eric Bellot des Minières, Deputy Chief of Staff plans of the Staff of the Armed Forces, for France, and Lieutenant-General Rudy Debaene, National Director of Armament, and General Major Marc Thys, Head of the Land Component, for Belgium.
This meeting provided an update on the work of the steering committees that structure this partnership (program, arms and capability partnership). In particular, new prospects for cooperation have been identified in the field of armaments.
From September 2019, a first joint training exercise will be organized in Belgium by the Belgian and French ground forces to test the command procedures.
A strategic partnership in the field of land between the French and Belgian armed forces, CaMo is a concrete example of the European construction of defense; this partnership can be expanded in the framework of permanent structured cooperation.
Griffon Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (VBMR): Details
Jaguar EBRC 6×6: Details
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