On December 7th, 2018, the French DGA notified the second tier of the VT4 program to Arquus. This tier comprises 1,200 new Standard 2 vehicles. Production and delivery of the Standard 2 started at the beginning of the year. Arquus is aiming at delivering 800 Standard 2 VT4 vehicles in 2019.
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| FNSS Kaplan MT fitted with Aselsan PULAT APS Active Protection System at IDEF 2019, defense exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey. May 2, 2019. (Picture source: Army Recognition) |