The French Common Directorate of Armaments (Path générale de l’armement) notified the corporate UNAC on August 30, 2022 of the order of the final 180 Fardier automobiles out of the 300 supplied for by the navy programming regulation 2019-2025, and the final 100 trailers out of the 172 additionally deliberate. Value a complete of 44 million Euros, the contract for the flatbed vehicles and their trailers additionally contains 10 years of assist from the producer. Meant for Military airborne troops and Particular Forces, the Fardier is a small air-transportable, air-droppable and heliportable all-terrain transport car. The primary 2 Fardiers have been delivered to the Military on April 19, 2022.
The Fardier makes it doable to deploy commandos shortly, to lighten the dismounted combatant in any zone, and to facilitate the self-defence of the deployment zones. The Fardier may be launched into board a navy transport airplane (C130 Hercules and A400M Atlas), parachuted (from C130 Hercules and A400M Atlas) and transported by helicopter beneath sling (Caracal and NH90). Due to this car, the commandos may be dropped or deposited at a protected distance after which transfer shortly with their gear in the direction of their goals. Thus lightened, these fighters who carry round 50kg on their backs, achieve in agility and improve their vary of motion.
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They are going to be used throughout MANTICORE, a joint train with the Land Particular Forces Command, the eleventh Parachute Brigade and the 4th Aerocombat Brigade, which takes place from September 16 to October 7. Eight Fardiers are scheduled to be delivered this yr. Deliveries will proceed till 2027. Its mechanical entrance and rear differential locks and its tight turning circle give it glorious crossing capability. Its load capability of 900 kg may be elevated by an extra 400 kg with its trailer making it an ideal car for transport. It may be armed with two 7.76mm machine weapons mounted with NATO cones. It’s also able to towing a Mo120 RT mortar.
