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{{French Army}}
'''Modern equipment of the French Army''' is a list of equipment currently in service with the [[French Army]]. Figures are provided by the [[Ministry of Armed Forces (France)|Ministry of Armed Forces]] for 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2022 |title=Chiffres clés de la Défense 2021  |url=https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/ministere-armees/Chiffres%20cl%C3%A9s%20de%20la%20D%C3%A9fense%202021%20FR%20%28pdf%20version%20fran%C3%A7aise%29.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Le ministère des Armées et vous |url=https://www.defense.gouv.fr/}}</ref>

==Personal equipment==

===Uniforms===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Combat uniform|Field uniforms]]
|-
|[[Camouflage Central-Europe|Camouflage Centre-Europe (CCE)]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Combat uniform]] 
|[[File:French soldiers.jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:French Alpine Hunter with an FN Minimi.jpg|170px]]
|
*Standard camouflage pattern of the [[French Armed Forces]] 
*In May 2022, it was announced a new camouflage pattern, the ''Bariolage Multi-Environnement'' (BME), was being developed and that it would replace the CCE as the standard camouflage pattern. Delivery of the BME to French units expected to start in 2024
|-
|[[Camouflage Daguet]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Combat uniform]] 
|[[File:French troops in the Sahel.jpg|170px]]
|Desert camouflage of the French Armed Forces 
|-
|[[Snow camouflage|Camouflage Tundra]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Combat uniform]] 
|[[File:French Chasseur Alpin.jpg|170px]]
|
*Snow camouflage of the French Armed Forces
*Typically worn by the [[Chasseurs Alpins|Alpine Hunters]] and other mountain units
|-
|[[French Army Special Forces Command|COM FST-specific camouflage]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{USA}} 
|[[Combat uniform]] 
|[[File:13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment.jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:French special forces operator armed with a SIG-553.jpg|170px]]
|Various uniforms seen worn by operators of the French Army Special Forces Command's units.
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Combat helmet|Helmets]]
|-
|[[SPECTRA helmet|Casque SPECTRA (F2)]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Combat helmet]] 
|[[File:Joint Patrol in Parwan DVIDS385627.jpg|170px]]
|
*Entered service in 1993
*Succeeded the [[Modèle 1978 helmet]] (F1) as the standard-issue helmet
*Replaced by the FÉLIN helmet
*As of 2021, the SPECTRA helmet is still occasionally seen equipping some soldiers during training or parades
|-
|[[Modular Integrated Communications Helmet|Casque TC F NVG V2]]<hr>[[Modular Integrated Communications Helmet|Casque TC 3001/3002]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{USA}} 
|[[Combat helmet]] 
|[[File:Operator of the 13e RDP.jpg|170px]]
|
*Variants of the [[Modular Integrated Communications Helmet|MICH]] and manufactured by MSA Gallet
*TC F NVG V2 helmets seen used by some conventional units of the French army and TC 3001/3002 (pictured) seen used by special forces operators
*Entered service in 2009 and 2010 respectively
*Still occasionally seen used
|-
|[[Future Assault Shell Technology helmet|Ops-Core helmet]]
|{{USA}} 
|[[Combat helmet]] 
|[[File:French GCP.jpg|170px]] 
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units as well as by specialized conventional units such as the para commandos of the [[11th Parachute Brigade (France)|11th Airborne Brigade]]'s [[Commando Parachute Group|Parachute Commando Group]] (GCP) and the mountain commandos of the [[27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France)|27th Mountain Infantry Brigade]]'s Mountain Commando Group (GCM)
|-
|Casque FÉLIN<hr>Casque balistique F3.
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Combat helmet]] 
|[[File:French camouflage Daguet.jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:F3 ballistic helmet.jpg|170px]]
|
*First delivered in 2010, the FÉLIN ballistic helmet is the SPECTRA helmet's successor. It is an integral component of the [[FÉLIN|FÉLIN system]]. 
*The F3 helmet to be delivered from 2020 onwards and is an evolution of the FÉLIN. It will equip all army soldiers and meet the overall objective of renewing the armed forces' "small equipment" in accordance with the 2019-2025 Military Programming Law.
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Bulletproof vest|Ballistic vests]]
|-
|Gilet TIGRE
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Bulletproof vest]] 
|[[File:Glock 17 Gen 5 FR.jpg|170px]] 
|
*Former standard-issue bulletproof vest of the French Armed Forces. 
*Some units still in service but mostly replaced by the SMB.
|-
|Structure Modulaire Balistique (SMB)
|{{FRA}}<br />{{NOR}}
|[[Bulletproof vest]] 
|[[File:Structure Modulaire Balistique.jpg|170px]] 
|
*Standard-issue bulletproof vest of the French Armed Forces.
*Designed by the Norwegian company NFM Group and manufactured by Plastimor, its [[Lorient]]-based French subsidiary
*First units delivered in 2017 and 60,000 in service as of March 2022
*5,900 SMB V2 units, an evolution of the SMB, have been delivered as of March 2022
|-
|[[French Army Special Forces Command|COM FST-specific ballistic vests]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Bulletproof vest]] 
|[[File:French Army Special Forces.jpg|170px]] 
|Various bulletproof vests seen worn by the French Army Special Forces Command's units.
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Military boot|Boots]]
|-
|HAIX Centre Europe (HAIX Nepal Pro)
|{{GER}}<br />{{FRA}} 
|[[Combat boot]]s 
|[[File:French Marines.jpg|170px]]
|Standard combat boots of the French army
|-
|[[Meindl (company)|Meindl Desert Defence]]
|{{GER}} 
|[[Combat boot]]s 
|[[File:French troops.jpg|170px]]
|Hot climate combat boots of the French army 
|}

===Optronic devices and observation systems===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[Safran Electronics & Defense|Safran Vectronix Leica Vector]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{SWI}} 
|[[Optoelectronics|Multifunctional optronic device]] 
|[[File:Safran Vectronix.jpg|170px]]
|
*Binocular rangefinder with day optics, an integrated 3-dimensional 360° digital compass and a class 1 eye-safe laser rangefinder.
*Allows infantrymen and forward observers to conduct long-range observation and target acquisition missions from 5 m to over 4&nbsp;km, at both day and night.
*Mostly replaced by the Safran Vector 21
*Occasionally still seen used by French troops
|-
|[[Safran Electronics & Defense|Safran Vectronix Vector 21]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{SWI}} 
|[[Optoelectronics|Multifunctional optronic device]] 
|[[File:Safran Vector 21.jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:Vector 21 and Akeron MP.jpg|170px]]
|
*Succeeded the Leica Vector in general service
*The Vector 21 increases the range for distance measurements up to 12&nbsp;km. It also has a 1,550&nbsp;nm laser invisible to image intensification devices, providing an added level of security.
|-
|[[Safran Electronics & Defense|Safran Vectronix JIM LR]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{SWI}} 
|[[Optoelectronics|Multifunctional optronic device]] 
|[[File:Safran JIM LR.jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:Safran JIM LR (2).jpg|170px]]
|
*Long-range, multifunctional, infrared binoculars
*Equips conventional units
*Provides optimal day and night vision up to 10&nbsp;km for threat detection, target identification and intelligence gathering on all terrains and in all weather conditions.
|-
|[[Safran Electronics & Defense|Safran Vectronix JIM Compact]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{SWI}} 
|[[Optoelectronics|Multifunctional optronic device]] 
|[[File:Safran JIM Compact.jpg|170px]]
|
*Lightweight, multifunctional, long-range infrared binoculars
*Equips the Special Operations Command's units as well as specialized conventional units such as the Parachute Commando Group (GCP) and Mountain Commando Group (GCM)
*Allows operators to carry out missions of surveillance and geolocation of targets up to 12&nbsp;km and is usable even in the most extreme environments. It notably combines advanced capabilities, such as See-Spot, low-light positive identification, transmission of information and [[filling-in|filled-in]] images, channel fusion, and new functionalities dedicated to long-range fire, air support and artillery.
|-
|[[Safran Electronics & Defense|Safran Vectronix Moskito TI]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{SWI}} 
|[[Optoelectronics|Multifunctional optronic device]] 
|[[File:Safran Moskito TI.jpg|170px]]
|
*Multifunctional stealth binoculars
*Used by the Special Operations Command's units, the Parachute Commando Group and Mountain Commando Group
*Offers full situational awareness 24 hours a day, notably providing distance measurement and geolocation of targets in just a few seconds up to 10&nbsp;km, day and night. Safran claims it is the best-in-class in terms of both recognition capability and functionality.
|-
|[[Thales Group|Thales OB70 Lucie]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Night-vision device|Night vision device]] 
|[[File:Thales OB70 Lucie.jpg|170px]]
|
*In service since the mid-1990s
*Being replaced by the Thales O-NYX (in service since 2020) and Thales BI-NYX (contract awarded to Thales in December 2020 with delivery expected to begin in 2022)
|-
|[[Thales Group|Thales JVN O-NYX]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Night-vision device|Night vision device]] 
|[[File:Thales JVN O-NYX.jpg|170px]]
|
*Successor of the Thales OB70 Lucie and meant to equip dismounted French units
*Entered service in 2020
*10,000 units out of 15,000 ordered were delivered as of February 2023. An additional batch of 4,000 O-NYX was ordered the same month, with delivery of all 19,000 units expected by 2025.
|-
|[[Thales Group|Thales JVN Bonie HP (High Performance)]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Night-vision device|Night vision device]] 
|[[File:Thales Bonie HP.jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:Thales Bonie HP (2).jpg|170px]]
|Equips the Special Operations Command's units, the Parachute Commando Group and Mountain Commando Group since 2019
|}

===Special equipment===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[FÉLIN|FÉLIN system]]
|{{FRA}} 
|Integrated combat technology 
|[[File:Système Félin (3).jpg|170px]]
|
*Delivered between 2010 and 2015
*New updated version of the FÉLIN system in 2016
*The total cost of the program for 18,552 systems issued to 18 regiments was estimated to be €1.07 billion (FY2016)
*23,065 systems in service as of 2021
|}

==Infantry equipment==

===Pistols===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Cartridge
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[MAC Mle 1950|MAC 50]]
|{{FRA}}
|[[Semi-automatic pistol]]
|[[9×19mm Parabellum]] 
|[[File:MAC-50_detoured.jpg|frameless|170x170px]] [[File:Mac 50.jpg|170px]]
|
*In service since 1953 
*Being replaced by the Glock 17 Gen 5 FR since 2020
|-
| [[Beretta 92|PAMAS G1]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
| [[9×19mm Parabellum]] 
|[[File:DCB-Shooting MAS G1S.jpg|frameless|170x170px]] [[File:French infantryman.jpg|170px]]
|
*French-manufactured variant of the [[Beretta 92]]
*Entered service with the national gendarmerie in 1989, with the Air Force in 1992, and with the Army and Navy in 1999
*97,502 units in service in 2002<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=PAMAS G1|url=http://gendarmes.net/default_zone/fr/html/page336.html|work=gendarmes.net|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005043926/http://gendarmes.net/default_zone/fr/html/page336.html|archive-date=5 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Also being replaced by the Glock 17 Gen 5 FR since 2020
|-
|[[Heckler & Koch USP|HK USP Compact Tactical]]
|{{GER}}
|[[Semi-automatic pistol]]
|[[.45 ACP]] 
|[[File:H&K USP CT, .45 ACP (25625290736).jpg|frameless|172x172px]] [[File:HK USP.jpg|170px]]
|Seen used by the Special Operations Command's units and some conventional units such as army engineer divers
|-
|[[Glock 17]]
|{{AUT}}
|[[Semi-automatic pistol]]
|[[9×19mm Parabellum]] 
|[[File:GLOCK 17 Gen 4 Pistol MOD 45160305.jpg|frameless|171x171px]] [[File:Glock 17 G5 FR.jpg|170px]]
|
*In January 2020, it was announced the [[Glock#Product evolution|Glock 17 Gen 5 FR]], a custom-made fifth generation model of the Glock 17 ("FR" standing for "France"), had been selected to be the new standard-issue pistol of the French Armed Forces, replacing the MAC 50 and PAMAS G1. 74,596 units were ordered with 80% for the French Army.
*Full delivery of the order was completed in October 2022, with 74,600 units in total received.
*The Glock 17 was already in service with some French units before its selection to equip regular units. It was for example equipping [[Special Operations Command (France)|Special Operations Command]]'s units for years. It was also already used by some specialized units of the conventional forces such as the Parachute Commando Group, the Mountain Commando Group and army engineer divers (the Glock 17M specifically in the case of the latter).

|}

===Submachine guns===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Cartridge
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[Heckler & Koch MP5|HK MP5 A5]]<hr>[[Heckler & Koch MP5|HK MP5 SD3]]
|{{FRG}}<hr>{{GER}}
|[[Submachine gun]]
|[[9×19mm Parabellum]]
|[[File:Heckler & Koch MP5 b.jpg|Heckler & Koch MP5 b|170px]][[File:Heckler_Koch_MP5.jpg|Heckler Koch MP5|170px]]
| Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|-
| [[Heckler & Koch MP7|HK MP7 A1]]<hr>[[Heckler & Koch MP7|HK MP7 A2]] ||{{GER}}|| [[Submachine gun]] || [[4.6×30mm]] || [[File:HK_MP7_Bundeswehr_noBG.png|170px]] 
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|-
|[[FN P90]]
|{{BEL}} 
|[[Submachine gun]] 
|[[FN 5.7×28mm]]
|[[File:P90--.png|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|}

===Assault rifles===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Cartridge
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[FAMAS|FAMAS F1]]
|{{FRA}}
|[[Assault rifle]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]] 
|[[File:Rifles_FAMAS.jpg|frameless|170x170px]][[File:French_FAMAS_F1.jpg|170x170px]]
| 
*[[Service rifle]] of the [[French Armed Forces]] with over 700,000 units delivered 
*Entered service in 1978
*Being phased out and replaced with the HK416 F since 2017
|-
|[[HK416|HK416 F]] <hr>[[HK416|HK416 D14.5RS]]<hr>[[HK416|HK416 A5]]
|{{GER}}
|[[Assault rifle]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]]
|[[File:HK416N.png|frameless|170x170px]]<hr>[[File:13 RDP Athéna.jpg|170x170px]]<hr>[[File:1st 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment.jpg|170x170px]]
|
*In 2017, the HK416 F, a custom-made model of the HK416 ("F" standing for "France"), was selected to replace the FAMAS as the standard-issue rifle of the French Armed Forces. The [[Aimpoint|Aimpoint CompM5]] was selected the following year to be the standard-issue [[sight (device)|sight]] for the rifle. 117,000 HK416 F have been ordered and 70,340 units have been delivered as of March 2023.
*The HK416 was already in service with the Special Operations Command's units since 2007, a decade before its selection to equip conventional forces. As of 2021, it still is the most commonly used assault rifle by French special forces operators.
|-
|[[FN SCAR|FN SCAR-L]]
|{{BEL}}
|[[Assault rifle]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]]
|[[File:FN SCAR-L noBG.png|170px]]
[[File:GCP FN SCAR.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and the Parachute Commando Group
|-
|[[SIG MCX#SIG MCX VIRTUS|SIG MCX VIRTUS]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Assault rifle]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]]<br />[[.300 AAC Blackout]]
|[[File:SIG-MCX-Rifle.jpeg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and the Mountain Commando Group
|-
|[[SIG SG 550#SG 553|SIG SG 553]]
|{{SWI}}
|[[Assault rifle]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]]
| [[File:13e RDP.jpg|170x170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and conventional diving units
|-
|[[M16A2 rifle|M16A2]]<hr>[[M16 rifle|Colt Model 727]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Assault rifle]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]] 
|[[File:M16A2_Rifle_with_M203_Grenade_Launcher_(7414627064).jpg|170x170px]]
|
*Still listed by the French army among the weapons in service with the [[1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment|1er RPIMa]] as late as 2009 and generally seen used in tandem with the [[M203 grenade launcher]]. It is unknown if the rifle is still in use by the 1er RPIMa.
*Still used to train troops in the 51st Infantry Regiment as of 2021
|-
|[[AK-47]]
|{{USSR}}<br />{{POL}}
|[[Assault rifle]]
|[[7.62×39mm]] 
|[[File:AK-47_assault_rifle.jpg|frameless|170x170px]] [[File:French army AK47.jpg|170x170px]]
|
*Procured from Poland
*Still used to train troops in the 51st Infantry Regiment as of 2021
|}

===Sniper and anti-materiel rifles===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Cartridge
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[FN SCAR#Military variants|FN SCAR-H PR]]
|{{BEL}}
|[[Designated marksman rifle]]<br />[[Sniper rifle]]
|[[7.62×51mm NATO]]
|[[File:MK 17 Sniper Support Rifle.png|170px]]
|
*Selected in 2019 to replace the FR F2
*The full delivery of the 2,620 rifles, 1,096 infrared optronic modules and 1,766 light intensification optronic modules ordered was completed in February 2023.
|-
|[[HK 417]]
|{{GER}}
|[[Battle rifle]]<br />[[Designated marksman rifle]]
|[[7.62×51mm NATO]]
| 
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and conventional troops

|-
|[[PGM Ultima Ratio]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Sniper rifle]] 
|[[7.62×51mm NATO]]
|[[File:Ultima Ratio Commando slovenske vojske.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|-
|[[Sako TRG#Variants|Sako TRG-42]]
|{{FIN}}
|[[Sniper rifle]]
|[[.300 Winchester Magnum]]<br />[[.338 Lapua Magnum]]
|[[File:French snipers.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and some conventional units
|-
|[[Cadex Defence|Cadex CDX-40 Shadow (Elsa)]]
|{{CAN}}
|[[Sniper rifle]]
|[[.408 Cheyenne Tactical|.408 CT]]
|[[File:Cadex CDX-40.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|-
|[[PGM Hécate II]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[Anti-materiel rifle]]
|[[.50 BMG]]
|[[File:PGM Hecate.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and conventional units
|-
|[[Barrett M107]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Anti-materiel rifle]]
|[[.50 BMG]]
|[[File:M107 1.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|}

===Machine guns===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Cartridge
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[FN Minimi|FN Minimi Para]]
|{{BEL}}
|[[Light machine gun]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]] 
|[[File:FN MINIMI Standard Right.jpg|170px]]
[[File:French F3 helmet.jpg|frameless|171x171px]]
| Widely used in the French Armed Forces
|-
|[[FN EVOLYS|FN Evolys]]
|{{BEL}}
|[[Light machine gun]]
|[[5.56×45mm NATO]]<br />[[7.62×51mm NATO]] 
| 
|
*Delivered in 2022
*Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|-
|[[AA-52 machine gun|ANF1]]
|{{FRA}} 
|[[General purpose machine gun]] 
|[[7.62×51mm NATO]]
|[[File:Mitrailleuse-IMG 1730.jpg|170px]] 
|
*Entered service in 1952
*Being replaced by the FN MAG
|-
|[[FN MAG|FN MAG 58]]
|{{BEL}}
|[[General purpose machine gun]]
|[[7.62×51mm NATO]] 
|[[File:FN_MAG_white_background.jpg|170px]]
|
*Selected in 2010 to replace the ANF1
*10,881 units ordered in 2011
|-
|[[M2 Browning]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Heavy machine gun]]
|[[.50 BMG]]
|[[File:M2 machine gun at Musee de l Armee-IMG 7566-white.jpg|170px]]
[[File:M2 Browning.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and conventional forces
|-
|[[M134 Minigun]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Rotary cannon|Rotary]] [[medium machine gun]]
|[[7.62×51mm NATO]]
|[[File:DAM134DT.png|170px]]
[[File:HH-60G M134.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|}

===Shotguns===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Cartridge
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[Benelli M4|Benelli M4 Super 90]]
|{{ITA}}
|[[Semi-automatic shotgun]]
|[[12-gauge]]
|[[File:Benelli m4 2.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units and some conventional units
|-
|[[Benelli Supernova|Benelli Supernova Tactical]]
|{{ITA}}
|[[Pump-action shotgun]]
|[[12-gauge]] 
|[[File:Benelli-SuperNova-Tactical.jpg|170px]]
|Selected the Benelli Supernova Tactical in 2022 as the new service shotgun.
|-
|[[Mossberg 500]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Pump-action shotgun]]
|[[12-gauge]] 
|[[File:Shotgun Mossberg 590.jpg|frameless|174x174px]] [[File:Mossberg 500.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units as well as by conventional troops stationed in French Guiana.
|-
|[[Remington Model 870]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Pump-action shotgun]]
|[[12-gauge]] 
|[[File:MCS 870 Modular Combat Shotgun (7414624938).jpg|170px]]
|Used by conventional troops stationed in French Guiana.
 
|}

===Grenade launchers===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Caliber
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[M203 grenade launcher]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Grenade launcher]]
|[[40mm grenade]]
|[[File:PEO M203A2 Grenade Launcher.png|170px]]
|Seen used by 1er RPIMa operators in tandem with the M16 assault rifle in the early 2000s. It is unknown if it is still in service.
|-
|[[Heckler & Koch AG36]]
|{{GER}}
| [[Grenade launcher]]
|[[40mm grenade]]
|[[File:HK AGCEGLM.jpg|170px]]
|
*In service in limited numbers since 2014 
*10,767 units ordered in September 2016.
|-
|[[M320 Grenade Launcher Module|Heckler & Koch 269 F]]
|{{GER}}
|[[Grenade launcher]]
|[[40mm grenade]]
|[[File:PEO M320 Grenade Launcher.jpg|170px]]
[[File:HK416 F HK269 F.jpg|170px]]
|The HK269 is the result of the development of the 40mm x 46 low velocity M320 GLM with the ability to open the barrel to the left or right. It can be used under the HK416 F or as a stand-alone weapon.
|-
|[[Milkor MGL]]
|{{South Africa|1928}}<hr >{{South Africa}}
|[[Grenade launcher]]
|[[40mm grenade]]
| 
[[File:Milkor MGL in French service.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|-
| [[Heckler & Koch GMG]]
| {{GER}}
| [[Grenade machine gun]]
| [[40mm grenade]]
| [[File:HK GMW.jpg|170px]]
|Used by the Special Operations Command's units
|}

===Portable anti-material weapons===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:14%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:16%;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; width:10%;"|Caliber
! style="text-align: left; width:0;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:50%;"|Notes
|-
|[[AT4 CS]]
|{{SWE}}
| [[Recoilless rifle|Recoilless]] [[anti-tank weapon]]
|84mm
|[[File:AT4 CS.jpg|170px]]
|
*2 AT4 CS per [[infantry squad]]
*The AT4 CS equips each of the grenadiers-voltigeurs of the 300 Meter fireteam. Work in progress concerns the acquisition of a night firing capability by 2020.
*The F2 standard will replace both the [[Eryx (missile)|Eryx]] and the AT4 CS (F1) in French service. Delivery expected to begin in 2022.
|-
|[[MILAN]]
|{{FRA}}<br />{{FRG}}
|[[Anti-tank guided missile|Anti-tank guided missile system]]
|115mm
|[[File:MILAN ATGM.jpg|170px]]
|
*343 firing posts in service as of 2021 
*Being replaced by the [[Akeron MP]]
*Unknown number of firing posts and missiles donated to Ukraine in 2022
|-
|[[Eryx (missile)|Eryx]]
|{{FRA}}
|[[Anti-tank guided missile|Anti-tank guided missile system]]
|136mm
|[[File:Exercise Wessex Storm 2020 MOD 45167354.jpg|170px]]
|
*700 firing posts and 12,000 missiles delivered 
*630 firing posts in service as of 2021
*Will be succeeded by the AT4 F2
|-
|[[FGM-148 Javelin]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Fire-and-forget]] [[Anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank guided missile system]]
|127mm
|[[File:Javelin of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Exercise Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 9, 2016.jpg|170px]]
|
*76 launchers and 260 missiles delivered in 2011
*Removed from the inventory in 2021 and mothballed pending a decision by the [[Direction Générale de l'Armement|DGA]]
*Some or all were donated to Ukraine in 2022
*Replaced by the [[Akeron MP]]
|-
|[[Akeron MP]]
|{{FRA}}
|[[Anti-tank guided missile#Fifth generation ATGMs|Fifth generation anti-tank guided missile system]]
|140mm
|[[File:MBDA_MMP_launcher_at_Dubai_Airshow_2021.jpg|170px]] 
| 
*Successor of the MILAN and US-made Javelin systems in French service 
*400 firing posts and 2,850 missiles have been ordered as of 2017
*First units delivered in 2017 
*287 firing posts in service as of 2021
|}

==Vehicles==
===Armoured vehicles===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:13%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:20%;"|Type 
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Number
! style="text-align: left; width:10%; "|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:43%;"|Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center;" | [[Tank]]s
|-
| [[Leclerc tank|Leclerc]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Main battle tank]]
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 222]
| [[File:Bastille Day 2014 Paris - Motorised troops 051.jpg|170px]]<hr> 
|
*Total - 406 (222 In service & 184 In storage).
*200 will be upgraded to the XLR-standard.
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center;" | [[Military engineering vehicle|Engineering]] / [[Armoured recovery vehicle|Recovery and repair]]
|-
|[[Engin Blindé du Génie]]
|{{FRA}}
|[[Military engineering vehicle|Armoured engineering vehicle]]
|38
|[[File:20060714 defile blindes p1040886.jpg|frameless|176x176px]]
|
*Capable of launching demolition grenades for destroying casemates, dropping 20 anti-tank mines, equipped with an hydraulic winch, a straight shovel and a log grapple.
*42 units in service as of 2023
|-
|SDZ - Zone mine clearance system
|{{FRA}}
|Chaser remotely operated / [[Demining|Mine clearance]] vehicle
|10
|[[File:CEFA SDZ mine clearance system.jpg|frameless|177x177px]]
|
*System for opening mined routes
*10 ordered and delivered from 2017
|-
| [[Char de dépannage DNG/DCL|Leclerc DCL]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Armoured recovery vehicle]]
| 18
| [[File:20060714 defile p1040711.jpg|170px]]
|
*20 delivered
*18 in service as of 2021
*They will be upgraded to the XLR-standard
|-
| [[AMX-30#Variants|AMX-30D]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Armoured recovery vehicle]]
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 26]
| [[File:AMX 30D Jeoffrécourt 05888.jpg|170px]]
|
*First prototype produced and delivered in 1971
*First of a pre-series of five vehicles delivered in 1973 and 100 units ordered the same year, with production beginning in 1975
*26 still in service as of december 2023
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center;" | [[Armoured fighting vehicle|Wheeled armoured fighting vehicles]]
|-
| [[Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie|VBCI]]
| {{FRA}}
| 
*VCI: [[Infantry fighting vehicle|Armoured infantry fighting vehicle]]
*VPC: [[Command and control|Armoured command vehicle]]
*32T: Heavier variant of the VCI and VPC
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 627]
| [[File:VBCI, nouvelles couleurs Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021) (4).jpg|frameless|170x170px]]
|
*The full delivery of the 520 VCI and 110 VPC ordered (including their respective 32T variants) was fulfilled in 2018
*627 units in service as of december 2023
|-
| [[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|VAB]]
| {{FRA}}
| 
*VAB VTT: [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
*VAB PC: [[Command and control|Armoured command vehicle]]
*VAB Mephisto: [[Missile vehicle|Armoured self-propelled anti-tank missile system]]
*VAB 2R2M: [[Mortar carrier|Armoured 120mm self-propelled mortar]]
*VAB Bromure: [[Electronic Warfare|Electronic warfare vehicle]]
*VAB RASIT: [[Reconnaissance vehicle|Armoured reconnaissance vehicle]]
*VAB SAN: [[Medical evacuation|Armoured medical evacuation vehicle]]
*VAB RECO NBC: [[CBRN defense|CBRN reconnaissance vehicle]]
*[[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé#Variants|Many other variants]]
|[https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto ε2,005]
| [[File:VAB, Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:VAB Sanitaire, Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021).jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:VAB SAEC, Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021) (1).jpg|170px]]<hr>[[File:VAB Mephisto.JPEG|170px]]
| 
*4,000 units delivered to the French Armed Forces in nearly 30 variants and sub-variants since the VAB's introduction 
*Will be gradually replaced by the [[VBMR Griffon]] and [[VBMR Griffon#Variants|VBMR-L Serval]] (from 2018 and 2022 onwards respectively)
*2557 (including the 57 VAB OBS variant mentioned in the "Artillery and air defense" section) in active service with the French army as of 2021
*A 'significant' amount of VAB donated to Ukraine in 2022
|-
|[[VBMR Griffon]]
|{{FRA}}
|
*VTT: [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
*EPC/VOA: [[Command and control|Armoured command]] and [[Artillery observer|artillery observation vehicle]]
*MEPAC: [[Mortar carrier|Armoured mortar carrier]]
*Génie: [[Military engineering vehicle|Armoured combat engineering vehicle]]
*Ambulance/Santé: [[Medical evacuation|Armoured medical evacuation vehicle]]
*NRBC: [[CBRN defense|Armoured CBRN defense vehicle]]
|587
|[[File:VBMR Griffon - Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (1) 01.jpg|170px]]
|
*Successor of the VAB
*1,872 units on order under the Scorpion program
*936 units to be delivered by 2025 
*Full delivery by 2030
*575 units delivered as of December 2023
|-
|[[VBMR Griffon#The VBMR-L Serval|VBMR-L Serval]]
|{{FRA}}
|
*VPB: [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
*SA2R: [[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|Armoured ISTAR vehicle]]
*NCT: [[Military communications|Armoured communications vehicle]]
*Guerre Électronique: [[Electronic warfare|Electronic warfare vehicle]]
|208 (2023)
|[[File:FSAN0SUX0AAPz70.jpg|170px]]
|
*Will primarily equip the [[11th Parachute Brigade (France)|11th Airborne Brigade]] and the [[27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France)|27th Mountain Infantry Brigade]].
*978 units are on order under the Scorpion program. The contract was awarded in February 2018 and included funding for 489 vehicles to be delivered by 2025, reaching the planned 978 by 2030.
*1,060 additional ''Serval VLTP P segment haut'' (multi-purpose light tactical vehicles) will be purchased by 2033.
*208 units delivered as of March 2024
|-
| [[AMX 10 RC]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Armoured reconnaissance|Armoured reconnaissance vehicle]]<br />[[Tank destroyer|Wheeled tank destroyer]]<br />[[Light tank]]
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 203]
| [[File:AMX-10 RC, nouvelles couleurs Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg|frameless|upright=0.75]]
|
*Will be gradually replaced by the [[EBRC Jaguar]] from 2021 onwards
*40 were given to Ukraine in March 2023.
|-
| [[EBRC Jaguar]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Armoured reconnaissance|Armoured reconnaissance vehicle]]
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 56]
| [[File:EBRC Jaguar.jpg|170px]]
|
*Successor of the [[AMX 10 RC]], [[ERC 90 Sagaie]] and [[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé#Variants|VAB Mephisto]]
*300 units were ordered under the Scorpion program and will be delivered from 2021 onwards
*56 delivered as of 2023
|-
|[[EBRC Jaguar|EBRC Kiosque]]
|{{FRA}}
| EBRC Jaguar Driver Training Vehicle
|2 (2023)
|
|
*Ordered and delivered from 2022
*Used for ABC training and practice on EBRC Jaguar
|-
|[[Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)|Buffalo MRAP]]
|{{USA}}
|[[MRAP|Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle]]
|[https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 3]
|[[File:Buffalo mine-protected vehicle.jpg|frameless|170x170px]]
|
*Armored vehicle equipped with a remote manipulator arm
*5 units were ordered for the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Afghanistan war]].
*Replaced by the [[Nexter Aravis]], a French developed [[MRAP]], but still in service. 
|-
|[[Nexter Aravis]]
|{{FRA}}<br>{{GER}}
|[[Infantry mobility vehicle]] / [[MRAP|Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected]]
|20
|[[File:Nexter Aravis à Strasbourg, 2010 (2).jpg|frameless|171x171px]]
|
*The order for 15 Aravis vehicles was placed by the [[Délégation Générale pour l'Armement]] in April 2009 for use by the [[French Army]].
*11 units were used in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Afghanistan war]] for reconnaissance, route clearance and as an escort vehicle for [[Military engineer|engineer units]].
|-
| [[Véhicule Blindé Léger|VBL]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Armored car (military)|Armoured car]]
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 1,343]
| [[File:VBL, nouvelles couleurs Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg|170px]]
|
*730 of them are being upgraded to the Ultima-standard with a new engine, new transmission, strengthened suspension and additional armour
*Will be succeeded by the ''Véhicule Blindé d’Aide à l’Engagement'' (VBAE)
|-
| [[Petit Véhicule Protégé|PVP]]
|{{FRA}}
| [[Armored car (military)|Armoured car]]
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 1,110]
| [[File:PVP, Armée de terre - 14 juillet 2021 (1).jpg|170x170px]]
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center;" | [[Tracked articulated vehicle]]s
|-
| [[BvS 10|Véhicule à Haute Mobilité (VHM)]]<hr>[[Bandvagn 206|Véhicule Articulé Chenillé (VAC)]]<hr>VAC NewGen or VAC 270
| {{SWE}} / {{UK}}{{FRA}}
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
| 87 ( 47 / 34 / 6 )
| [[File:Bastille Day 2014 Paris - Motorised troops 030.jpg|170x170px]]<hr>[[File:VHM-1, (Véhicule haute mobilité), French army licence registration '6932 0993' photo-2.JPG|VAC du 13e bataillon de chasseurs alpins en 2010|170x170px]]
| 
*The Véhicule à Haute Mobilité (High Mobility Vehicle) or VHM is the term used within the French Army to designate the Bandvagn 210 Mk II, which is derived from the [[Bandvagn 206|Bv 206]]. It is a tracked, armoured, articulated, amphibious and air-transportable vehicle weighing 13 tons. First ordered in December 2009, there are 53 units in service as of 2017.
*The Véhicule Articulé Chenillé (Tracked Articulated Vehicle) or VAC designates the [[Bandvagn 206|Bv 206]] and [[Bandvagn 206#Bv 206S|Bv 206S]] in French service. 50 VAC (Bv 206) were procured in the 1990s and some were upgraded to the Bv 206S standard for service in Afghanistan. They are being phased out and replaced with the VHM since 2011.
|}

===Artillery and air defence===

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:13%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:20%;"|Variant 
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Number
! style="text-align: left; width:10%; "|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:43%;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Self-propelled artillery]]
|-
| [[AMX-30 AuF1|AMX 30 AuF1]]
| {{FRA}}
| 155&nbsp;mm self-propelled [[howitzer]] 
| 32
| [[File:GCT 155mm AUF1, French army licence registration '6834 0140', Strasbourg 1944, photo-1.JPG|170px]]
| 
*273 units delivered
*32 in active service as of 2021
|-
| [[CAESAR self-propelled howitzer|CAESAR]]
| {{FRA}}
| 155&nbsp;mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer
| 64
| [[File:French Ceasar Task Force Wagram Al Quim.jpg|170px]]
|
*Delivered from 2008 onwards
*76 units in service as of March 2022
*18 units donated to Ukraine by the army
*12 units transferred to Ukraine by Nexter industries
* 6 additional units delivered to the army by Nexter industries as of November 2023
*The ''CAESAR Nouvelle Génération'' (CAESAR New Generation) or ''CAESAR NG'' is being developed by [[Nexter Systems|Nexter]]. The contract was awarded in February 2022 by the [[Direction Générale de l'Armement|DGA]].
|-
|[[CAESAR self-propelled howitzer|CAESAR NG]]
|{{FRA}}
|155&nbsp;mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer
|0
|[[File:CAESAR NG (Mk. II) New Generation 155mm 6x6 self-propelled howitzer.png|frameless|172x172px]]
|
*Updated version of the Caesar will be heavier, more mobile (better engine) and better protected.
*Will be delivered from 2026 onwards
*33 units planned to be in service as of June 2026, 109 in June 2030
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Artillery observer|Artillery observation]]
|-
| [[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé#Variants|VAB VOA]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Artillery observer|Armoured artillery observation vehicle]]
| 40
| [[File:VAB VOA 012 FR.JPG|170px]]
|Will be replaced by the EPC/VOA variant of the [[VBMR Griffon]]
|-
| [[VBMR Griffon#Variants|Griffon VOA]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Artillery observer|Armoured artillery observation vehicle]]
| 11
|
|
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Rocket artillery]]
|-
| [[M270 MLRS|LRU]] [[Multiple rocket launcher|MLRS]]
| {{USA}}<br />{{FRA}}
| 227mm self-propelled [[multiple rocket launcher]]
| 9
| [[File:Bastille Day 2015 military parade in Paris 33.jpg|170px]]
|
*57 [[M270 MLRS]] (called "Lance-Roquettes Multiple" or "LRM" in French service) were delivered in the early 1990s.
*55 in service in 2007 
*All were withdrawn from service by France in accordance with the 2008 [[Convention on Cluster Munitions]].
*In 2014, 13 of those LRM were converted into the "Lance-Roquettes Unitaire" (LRU), which is a European variant of the upgraded [[M270 MLRS#Variants|M270A1]]. Those 13 remain in active service.
*2 were given to Ukraine.
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortars]]
|-
| [[Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1|MO 120 RT F1]]
| {{FRA}}
| 120&nbsp;mm [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] 
| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 74]
| [[File:Mortier et VAB - Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021).jpg|170px]]
|74 in service as of december 2023
|-
|[[LLR 81mm|Mo 81 LLR F1]]
|{{FRA}}
| 81&nbsp;mm mortar
|168
|[[File:French Army's 1st Infantry Regiment (Cold Response 2022).jpg|170px]]
|2 units per [[company (military unit)|infantry company]]
|-
|[[M6 mortar]]
|{{AUT}}
|60&nbsp;mm light mortar
|120
|[[File:D190718ge3515.jpg|frameless|upright=0.75]]
|
*Selected in 2020 as the new 60&nbsp;mm mortar
*Contract awarded on 21 June that year
*120 M6 C-640 Mk1 mortars, 6,500 HE shells, 2,000 ILL-VIS shells, 2,300 ILL-IR shells, 2,500 smoke shells, 4,700 training shells, as well as 50 booster bipods and associated aiming devices to be delivered over the 45-month duration of the contract
|-
| [[LGI Mle F1]]
|{{FRA}}
|[[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]], [[grenade|51mm grenade]]
|
|[[File:LGI Mle F1.jpg|170px]]
|
*1 LGI per [[infantry squad]]
*Man-portable, easily carried and operated by a single soldier, it equips one of the two grenadiers-voltigeurs of the [[LGI Mle F1#Deployment|600 Meter fireteam]] in an infantry squad
*Ammunition include high explosive projectiles for personnel neutralization and material destruction as well as smoke, blinding and flare bombs
*Will be succeeded by the upcoming ''Fly-K Mk2 LGI'' developed by Cathyor.
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Air defence]]
|-
| [[Mistral (missile)|Mistral]]
| {{FRA}}
| Short-range surface-to-air missile system
| 196
| [[File:54RA-IMG 9142.jpg|170px]]
| 
*196 Mistral firing stations in service as of 2021
*Unknown number of Mistral MANPADS donated to Ukraine in 2022
|-
| NEROD F5-5
| {{FRA}}
| Portable anti-drone weapon
| Unknown
| [[File:NEROD F5.jpg|170px]]
| The NEROD F5 is a microwave jammer capable of disrupting and neutralizing all communication protocols used by drones. It neutralizes:
*the usual or improvised mini and micro drones by acting simultaneously on 4 remote control frequencies among 5 available
*the satellite navigation system of the targeted drone.
|}

===Engineering===

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:13%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:20%;"|Variant 
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Number
! style="text-align: left; width:10%; "|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:43%;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6" | Unarmoured engineering vehicles
|-
| [https://www.unac-france.com/en/defence/products/tna/ TNA]
| {{FRA}}
| Airborne leveling tractor
| 6<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/12/15/2238447-un-engin-unique-au-monde-developpe-pour-les-paras.html|title=Un engin unique au monde développé pour les paras|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805183453/http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/12/15/2238447-un-engin-unique-au-monde-developpe-pour-les-paras.html|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[File:Tracto-niveleur aérolargable.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| MFRD
| {{FRA}}
| Rapid destruction drilling truck
| 122
| [[File:MFRD 13e Genie 2007 07 14 n2.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| [https://www.unac-france.com/en/defence/products/egame/ EGAME]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Bulldozer]]
| 35
| [[File:UNAC dozer photo-1.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| MPG
| {{FRA}} 
| [[Loader (equipment)|Loader]]
| ?
| [[File:Matériel Polyvalent du Génie MPG, photo-2.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| UNAC 20TRR
| {{FRA}}
| [[Road–rail vehicle|Road–rail]] [[excavator]]
| 2
|
|
|-
| Liebherr LTM 1050–3.1
| {{GER}}
| Mobile crane
| 50
|[[File:Liebherr telescopic crane photo-1.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| [[Meerkat (vehicle)|SOUVIM]]
| {{RSA}}
| Interim Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector
| 8
| [[File:Souvim2.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| [[Scania PRT-range|Scania P340]]
| {{SWE}}
| [[Dump truck]]
| 161<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scania.com/fr/fr/home/experience-scania/news-and-events/News/archive/2009/05/28052009la_delegationgeneralepourlarmementpas-67-97816.html|title=28052009La Délégation générale pour l'armement passe commande de 161 porteurs P 340 CB6X6HHZ à Scania|website=Scania France|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181624/https://www.scania.com/fr/fr/home/experience-scania/news-and-events/News/archive/2009/05/28052009la_delegationgeneralepourlarmementpas-67-97816.html|archive-date=6 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[File:Camion-benne Scania du Génie, Paris 14 juillet 2017.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| [[Caterpillar D6]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Bulldozer]]
| 40
| |[[File:Bastille Day 2014 Paris - Motorised troops 080.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| EGRAP
| {{UK}}
| [[Backhoe loader]]
| 92
| [[File:Charleville mezieres defilé 14 juillet 2010 03.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | Bridging vehicles/Military Ferries
|-
| [[EFA (mobile bridge)|EFA]]
| {{FRA}}
| Ferry/Mobile bridge
| 20
| [[File:French army EFA DSC00859 sans CRS.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| PFM 
| {{FRA}}
| Mobile bridge
| 70 (2013)
| [[File:Charleville mezieres defilé 14 juillet 2010 04.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| SPRAT
| {{FRA}}
| Modular assault bridge
| 10 
| [[File:SPRAT, le 14 juillet 2012 à Paris.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| Vedette de pontage F2
| {{FRA}}
| Bridging speedboat
| 8 
| [[File:Vedette de pontage F2 de l'Armée de Terre.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | Robots
|-
|MINIROGEN (ECA COBRA MK2)
|{{FRA}}
|Multi-function military robot 
|30
|
|
*Used for mine clearing, chemical detection and reconnaissance
*30 ordered
*Delivery began in 2012
|-
|ECA UGV IGUANA
|{{FRA}}
|Mine clearing robot
|15
|
|43 units to be delivered until 2024
|-
|iRobot Packbot 510
|{{USA}}
|Mine clearing robot
|15
|[[File:IRobot PackBot 510 E.T..JPG|left|frameless|174x174px]]
|
|}

===Logistics===

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:13%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:20%;"|Variant 
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Number
! style="text-align: left; width:10%; "|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:43%;"|Notes
|-
| [[Renault TRM 10000|TRM 10000]]
| {{FRA}}
| Truck
| 1,322
| [[File:TRM-10000 Citerne 014 FR.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| TRM 700–100
| {{FRA}}
| Truck
| 116
| [[File:Renault TRm700-100 de l'Armée de Terre.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| TRM 2000
| {{FRA}}
| Truck
| 2,225
| [[File:TRM-2000 002.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| [[Renault GBC 180]]
| {{FRA}}
| Truck
| 5,322
| [[File:Renault GBC 180.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| [[Renault Kerax]]
| {{FRA}}
| Truck
| 420
|[[File:Renault 420 photo-1.JPG|170px]]
|
|-
| Porteur polyvalent terrestre (PPT)
| {{FRA}}<br />{{ITA}}
| 
*PPLOG: Logistic vehicle
*PPLD: Recovery vehicle
| 900 
| [[File:Villabé - 2014-10-23 - IMG 6938.jpg|170px]]
|1600 units on order
|-
| Vehicle porte conteneurs maritimes (VPCM)
| {{FRA}}<br />{{UK}}
| 8x8 container carrier
| 12
| [[File:VPCM BT120 ETAS.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Tank truck|Tanker trucks]]
|-
| Camion citerne polyvalent (CCP10)
| {{FRA}}<br />{{SWE}}
| 6x6 fuel tanker truck
| 461
| [[File:Quartier Général Sabatier - Véhicule 8.JPG|170px]]
| 
|-
| Camion Ravitailleur Pétrolier de l’Avant à Capacité Étendue (CaRaPACE)
| {{FRA}}<br />{{SWE}}
| Armoured fuel tanker truck
| 34
| [[File:Military Fuel Service Bastille Day 2013 Paris t114535.jpg|170px]]
| 
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="7"  | [[Recovery vehicle]]s
|-
| [[Renault Kerax|Camion lourd de depannage routier (CLDR)]] 
| {{FRA}}
| 8x4 recovery vehicle
| 30
| [[File:Renault 400 recovery vehicle (1).jpg|170px]]
| 
|}

===Unarmoured vehicles===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; width:13%;"|Name
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; width:20%;"|Variant 
! style="text-align: left; width:7%;"|Number
! style="text-align: left; width:10%; "|Photo
! style="text-align: left; width:43%;"|Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center;" | Unarmoured vehicles
|-
| '''RIDER''' (Fardier)
| {{FRA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
|
| [[File:Unac-Fardier-The-airdroppable-RIDER.jpg|alt=Unac-Fardier-The-airdroppable-RIDER|170px]]
|
* 300 units ordered, alongside 172 trailers
* 8 RIDER delivered as of December 2022 
|-
| [[ACMAT|VLRA]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
|
| [[File:VLRA - Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg|170px]]
|The VLRA "Pamela" configuration (pictured) is a mobile platform equipped with a [[Mistral (missile)|Mistral]] firing station
|-
| [[Peugeot P4#P4 VPS|Panhard VPS]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
| 51
| [[File:French SF1 Domenjod 120618.jpg|170px]]
| 
*Delivered between 2006 and 2008
*Used by the Special Operation Command's units
*Will be replaced by 241 ''Véhicules Légers des Forces Spéciales'' (VLFS) from 2020 onwards
|-
| Arquus AREG VLFS
| {{FRA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
|
|
| Successor of the Panhard VPS
|-
| [[Renault Kangoo]]
| {{FRA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
| 460<ref name="opex360.com">{{cite web |date=10 February 2016 |title=Le ministère de la Défense a commandé 520 véhicules pour l'opération Sentinelle |url=http://www.opex360.com/2016/02/10/le-ministere-de-la-defense-commande-520-vehicules-pour-loperation-sentinelle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805221740/http://www.opex360.com/2016/02/10/le-ministere-de-la-defense-commande-520-vehicules-pour-loperation-sentinelle/ |archive-date=5 August 2017 |access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref>
| [[File:Renault Kangoo II appartenant à la force Sentinelle.jpg|170px]]
| Used by counter-terrorism units
|-
| VMA
| {{FRA}}
| [[Airport crash tender]]
|
| [[File:Quartier Général Sabatier - Véhicule incendie.JPG|170px]]
| Used by the [[French Army Light Aviation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avionslegendaires.net/2012/04/actu/pompiers-aeroportuaires-les-anges-gardiens-de-laviation/|title=Pompiers aéroportuaires : les anges gardiens de l'aviation - avionslegendaires.net|date=19 April 2012|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806145820/http://www.avionslegendaires.net/2012/04/actu/pompiers-aeroportuaires-les-anges-gardiens-de-laviation/|archive-date=6 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Peugeot P4]]
| {{GER}}<br />{{FRA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
| 2,500
| [[File:French Peugeot P4 dsc06852.jpg|170px]]
|
*[[Mercedes-Benz G-Class#Military operators|MB G-Class]] chassis with French engine
*13,500 units delivered between 1982 and 1992
*600 withdrawn from service every year
*Being replaced by VT4.
|-
|T4 VLTP NP
|{{JAP}}<br />{{FRA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
|500<ref>{{cite web|title=VLTP : il arrive ! Et le Masstech T4 de Technamm ?|url=http://tre-blog.fr/actualites/vltp-arrive-masstech-technamm/|date=5 September 2017}}</ref>
|[[File:Technamm Masstech French Army (Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ76).jpg|170px]]
|
*Based on the five-door VDJ76 [[Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)|Toyota Land Cruiser]]s procured from French coach builders Technamm.<ref>{{cite web|title=French Technamm Masstech T4 VLTP VP |url=https://www.joint-forces.com/features/16460-french-technamm-masstech-t4-vltp-vp |publisher=Joint-Forces.com |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref>
*Delivery of 500 units until the end of May 2018
|-
|Arquus Trapper VT4
|{{FRA}}<br />{{USA}}
|[[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
|4, 200
|[[File:ACMAT VT4 couleur brun « Terre de France ».jpg|170px]]
|
*VLTP-NP based on the [[Ford Everest#Second generation (U375/UA; 2015)|Ford Everest]] 
*Militarized by [[ACMAT]] and sold under the [[Renault Trucks#Military vehicles|Arquus]] brand 
*4380 units planned 
*'''Trapper''' carries a 1-ton payload 
*'''Trigger''' variant, with a slightly larger interior and carrying a 1.3 ton payload, being developed by ACMAT<ref>{{cite web|title=ARQUUS TRIGGER and TRAPPER ~French Army Vehicles |url=https://www.joint-forces.com/defence-equipment-news/14869-arquus-trigger-and-trapper-french-army-vehicles |publisher=Joint-Forces.com |date=14 June 2018 |access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ford Ranger (international)|Ford Ranger]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
| {{formatnum:1000}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Quand l'armée française préfère rouler américain|url=http://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/entreprise/quand-l-armee-francaise-prefere-rouler-americain-883505.html|date=4 May 2015}}</ref>
|[[File:Véhicule Ford Ranger assurant l'opération militaire Sentinelle à Paris.jpg|sans cadre|170px]]
|Introduced as an urgent operational requirement to replace the Peugeot P4.
|-
| [[Land Rover Defender]]
| {{UK}}
| [[Military light utility vehicle|Light utility vehicle]]
| 550<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/actu-terre/defender-le-vehicule-polyvalent-de-l-armee-de-terre| title=Defender : le véhicule polyvalent de l'armée de Terre| language=fr| publisher=defense.gouv.fr| date=28 June 2010| access-date=7 October 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808071727/http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/actu-terre/defender-le-vehicule-polyvalent-de-l-armee-de-terre| archive-date=8 August 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[File:Land Rover Defender FR Army - Strasbourg.jpg|170px]]
|
|-
| Quad Polaris
| {{USA}}
| [[All-terrain vehicle]]
| 348 
| [[File:Quad Polaris armée de terre, 14 juillet 2016, Paris.jpg|170px]]
|
*Used by French special forces
*300 Polaris Sportsman 700
*48 Polaris MV 850
|}

==Aircraft==
{{Main|List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces}}
{{Further|French Army Light Aviation}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left;"|Type
! style="text-align: left;"|Quantity
! style="text-align: left;"|Photo
! style="text-align: left;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="9" | Fixed-wing aircraft
|-
| [[Pilatus PC-6 Porter|Pilatus PC-6]] || {{SUI}} || Transport and airdrop ||  5 || [[File:No. 891 MCE Pc-6 French Army (3217163443).jpg|170px]]||
|-
| [[SOCATA TBM]] || {{FRA}} || VIP transport and utility || 8 ||[[File:Socata TBM-700B, France - Navy JP7415101.jpg|170x170px]]||
|-
! colspan="9" | Helicopters
|-
| [[Eurocopter Tiger|Eurocopter Tiger HAP/HAD]] || {{EUR}} || [[Attack helicopter]] ||  67 ||[[File:French, US forces continue working side by side.jpg|170x170px]]||  67 in service as of 2023
|-
| [[NHIndustries NH90]] || {{EUR}} || [[Utility helicopter]] 
|| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 61]|| [[File:P1080731_(15206952860).jpg|170px]]|| 61 in service in december 2023
|-
| [[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|Aérospatiale Puma]] || {{FRA}} || [[Utility helicopter]] 
|| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 25]||[[File:SA330 Puma - RIAT 2013 (10517596854).jpg|170px]]||
*25 in service as of december 2023
*Being replaced by the NH90
|-
| [[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar|Eurocopter Cougar]] || {{FRA}} || [[Utility helicopter]] 
|| [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 24]||[[File:Eurocopter AS-532UL Cougar, France - Army AN0633007.jpg|170px]]||
*24 in service as of december 2023
*Being replaced by the NH90
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC725|Eurocopter Caracal]] || {{FRA}} || CSAR/SOF helicopter || 8 || [[File:French Army Cougar helicopter- Afghanistan.jpg|170px]]|| 8 in service as of 2023
|-
| [[Aérospatiale Gazelle]] || {{FRA}} || Reconnaissance helicopter ||  [https://www.defense.gouv.fr/chiffres-cles-defense-2024?origin=serp_auto 80]||[[File:Gazelle SA342M.jpg|170px]]||80 in service as of december 2023 
|-
| [[Eurocopter Fennec]] || {{FRA}} || Light surveillance helicopter ||  18 || [[File:Fennec AS555UN 2.jpg|170px]]||18 in service as of 2023
|-
|[[Eurocopter EC120 Colibri|Colibri]]
|{{EUR}}
|Training helicopter
|36
|[[File:Eurocopter EC120 Colibri.jpg|frameless|171x171px]]
|36 in service as of 2023
|-
! colspan="9" | UAVs
|-
|[[Safran Patroller]]
|{{FRA}}
|[[ISTAR]]
|
|[[File:Safran Electronics & Defense Patroller.jpg|frameless|upright=0.75]]
|
* 5 systems (28 drones) planned.
* 1 system (5 drones) delivered as of December 2023
* Entering service operational service in 2024
|-
|EADS DRAC
|{{FRA}}
|Reconnaissance
|38<ref>{{cite web|url=http://company.airbus.com/news-media/press-releases/Airbus-Group/Financial_Communication/2010/02/20100210_eads_defence_dcs_drac.html|title=EADS Defence & Security delivers second batch of DRAC UAVs to French Ministry of Defence|access-date=27 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627173047/http://company.airbus.com/news-media/press-releases/Airbus-Group/Financial_Communication/2010/02/20100210_eads_defence_dcs_drac.html|archive-date=27 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|
*38 systems in service in 2017
*Will be replaced by the [[Thales Group|Thales]] Spy'Ranger from 2019
|-
|[[Thales Group|Thales]] Spy'Ranger
|{{FRA}}
|Reconnaissance
|210
|[[File:Drone SMDR armée de terre (14 juillet 2021).jpg|frameless|upright=0.75]]
|
*70 systems (201 drones) in service as of 2023
|-
|ECA IT180 DroGen
|{{FRA}}
|Reconnaissance
|12
|
|6 systems (consisting of 2 drones each) in service as of 2021
|-
|Novadem NX70
|{{FRA}}
|Reconnaissance
|54
|
|27 systems (54 drones) delivered in September 2019
|-
|[[Black Hornet Nano|Black Hornet Nano 3]]
|{{USA}}
|Reconnaissance
|400
|[[File:ARMY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENT 2017 - TESTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGY MOD 45162646.jpg|frameless|upright=0.75]]
|
*400 drones as of 2021
*Some were given to allies

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/materiels Official website of the French Ministry of Defense {{in lang|fr}}]
*[http://www.senat.fr/rap/r01-350/r01-350.html ''Les hélicoptères de l'armée de terre : situation et perspectives'' – Report from the French Senate {{in lang|fr}}]
*[http://www.senat.fr/rap/r05-215/r05-215.html ''Le rôle des drones dans les armées'' – Report from the French Senate {{in lang|fr}}]
*[http://www.senat.fr/rap/a02-071-6/a02-071-69.html ''Projet de loi de finances pour 2003 : Forces terrestres'' – Report from the French Senate {{in lang|fr}}]
*[http://www.senat.fr/rap/a06-081-5/a06-081-57.html#toc53 ''Projet de loi de finances pour 2007 : Défense – Forces terrestres'' – Report from the French Senate {{in lang|fr}}]

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