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Nexter Systems

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Nexter Systems (formerly known as GIAT Industries or Groupement des Industries de l'Armée de Terre, Army Industries Group) is a French government-owned weapons manufacturer, based in Roanne, Loire. [1]

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AMX Leclerc

The Char Leclerc is a main battle tank (MBT) built by GIAT, now Nexter of France.

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APILAS

APILAS (Armor-Piercing Infantry Light Arm System) is a portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon, designed in France by GIAT Industries.

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Arms industry

The arms industry, also known as the defense industry or the arms trade, is a global industry responsible for the manufacturing and sales of weapons and military technology.

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aviation Week & Space Technology, often abbreviated Aviation Week or AW&ST, is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network.

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BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company.

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CAESAR self-propelled howitzer

The CAESAR (CAmion Equipé d'un Système d'ARtillerie; Truck equipped with an artillery system); retrieved 13 February 2007 is a French self-propelled 155 mm/52-calibre gun-howitzer, installed on a 6X6 truck chassis.

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Court of Audit (France)

The Court of Auditors (in French Cour des comptes) is a French administrative court charged with conducting financial and legislative audits of most public institutions and some private institutions, including the central Government, national public corporations, social security agencies (since 1950), and public services (since 1976).

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CTA International

CTA International is an equal-shares joint venture company between defence companies Nexter and BAE Systems.

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Documentation française

La Documentation française is a French public publishing service of general documentation on major newsworthy problems for French administrations and the French public.

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FAMAS

The FAMAS (Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, in English "Assault Rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory") is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group.

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FR F2 sniper rifle

The FR F2 (Fusil à Répétition modèle F2; Bolt-action Rifle, F2 model) is the standard sniper rifle of the French military since 1986.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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French Armed Forces

The French Armed Forces (Forces armées françaises) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the National Guard and the Gendarmerie of the French Republic.

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GCT 155mm

The GCT 155mm is a French self-propelled gun vehicle currently in use by the armies of France and Saudi Arabia.

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GIAT 30

The GIAT 30 is a series of 30 mm cannon developed to replace the DEFA 550 series weapons on French military aircraft.

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GIAT LG1

The LG1 is a modern 105 mm towed howitzer designed and produced by GIAT Industries (now Nexter group) of France.

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HAL Light Combat Helicopter

The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is an Indian multirole combat helicopter developed and manufactured by Indian aerospace manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company headquartered in Bangalore, India.

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KMW+Nexter Defense Systems

The KMW+Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS) is a European defence industry holding company, which is result for merger between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems under KANT project.

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Loire (department)

Loire (Lêre; Léger) is a department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.

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M621 cannon

The M621 is a 20 mm automatic cannon of French design, developed by Nexter as on-board armament for armored vehicles, aircraft, helicopters and small coastal vessels of the French Navy.

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Main battle tank

A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the armor-protected direct fire and maneuver role of many modern armies.

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Military

A military or armed force is a professional organization formally authorized by a sovereign state to use lethal or deadly force and weapons to support the interests of the state.

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Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

The Ministry of the Armed Forces (Ministre des Armées) is the French cabinet member charged with running the French Armed Forces.

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National Assembly (France)

The National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (Sénat).

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Nexter Aravis

The Aravis is an infantry mobility vehicle developed and built by French company Nexter.

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Nexter Titus

The Titus is an infantry mobility vehicle developed and built by Nexter.

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Roanne

Roanne (Rouana in Arpitan) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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S.A. (corporation)

S.A. (and variants) designates a type of corporation in countries that mostly employ civil law.

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Self-propelled gun

A self-propelled gun (SPG) is a form of self-propelled artillery, and in modern use is usually used to refer to artillery pieces such as howitzers.

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State-owned enterprise

A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business enterprise where the state has significant control through full, majority, or significant minority ownership.

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TRF1

The Tr-F1 is a 155mm French towed howitzer produced by Nexter (ex Giat Industries) and used by the French army.

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Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie

The Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI, "Armoured vehicle for infantry combat") is a French Infantry fighting vehicle designed to replace the AMX-10P.

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Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

The Véhicule de l'avant blindé or VAB ("Armoured vanguard vehicle" in French) is an armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France.

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VBCI 2

The Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie 2 or VCBI 2 (French for "armoured vehicle for infantry combat") is an 8x8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle developed by the French company Nexter Systems as a private venture.

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Wasp 58

The Wasp 58 is a 58-mm recoilless antitank weapon developed in France in the late 1980s.

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Weapon

A weapon, arm or armament is any device used with intent to inflict damage or harm.

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20 mm modèle F2 gun

The 20 mm modèle F2 gun is a naval defence weapon used by the French Navy.

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GIAT, GIAT Industries, Giat Industries, Nexter, Optsys.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexter_Systems

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