The armored reconnaissance and combat vehicle (EBRC), known as the Jaguar, is part of the Scorpion program, on which initial work began in 2014.
The development of the EBRC Jaguar has been carried out since 2015 by industrialists Nexter (in charge of the vehicle body), Arquus (for the engine) and Thales (for connectivity). In 2018, three years after the launch of the operation, the first prototypes were ready.
Destined to gradually replace the ʺancient generationʺ armored vehicles, the Jaguar benefits from innovative technologies in terms of vetronics equipment (onboard electronics), sensors or firepower (medium-range missile, MMP).
The first to benefit were the legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC), in 2022. An elementary unit is said to be completely ʺscorpionizedʺ when all of these soldiers are trained. Vehicles are not delivered to the units until then.
By 2030, 300 Jaguars will be delivered, and by 2022, 18 are expected.
Focus - the Scorpion program
In the capability domain, thanks to increasing resources, the Army is engaged in a major renewal of its air-land combat capabilities and in a real "networking revolution" to guarantee its operational superiority against an adversary on an equal footing.
Scorpion represents the major capability challenge for the Army for the next ten years. It represents a major evolution that will transform the way the Army operates and make it capable of the toughest engagements.
