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KNDS France, the Glossary

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

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Companies based in Paris-Saclay
Defence companies of France
Firearm manufacturers of France
Technology companies established in 1973

AMX-10 RC

The AMX-10 RC is a French armoured fighting vehicle manufactured by Nexter Systems for armoured reconnaissance purposes.

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AMX-30 AuF1

The AMX-30 AuF1 is a French self-propelled gun vehicle currently in use by the armies of France and Saudi Arabia.

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APILAS

The RAC 112 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 defence (or defense) industry, military industry, or the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells 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, a division of Informa.

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BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England.

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Belga (news agency)

Belga is a Belgian news agency which was founded in 1920 as the Agence télégraphique belge de presse by Pierre-Marie Olivier and Maurice Travailleur.

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CAESAR self-propelled howitzer

The Camion Équipé d'un Système d'Artillerie (English: "Truck equipped with an artillery system") or CAESAR is a French 155 mm, 52-caliber self-propelled howitzer that can fire 39/52 caliber NATO-standard shells.

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Colleferro

Colleferro (IPA: /kɔllefɛrro/) is a small town with 20 698 inhabitants of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy.

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Cour des Comptes (France)

The Cour des Comptes ("Court of Accounts") is France's supreme audit institution, under French law an administrative court.

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CTA International

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

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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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EBRC Jaguar

The Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance et de Combat Jaguar (English: Armoured Reconnaissance and Combat Vehicle Jaguar) or EBRC Jaguar is a six-wheel armoured fighting vehicle developed and manufactured by Nexter, Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) and Thales.

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FAMAS

The FAMAS (French: Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, lit. 'Assault rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory') is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS in 1978.

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FR F2 sniper rifle

The FR F2 (Fusil à Répétition modèle F2; Repeating Rifle, F2 model) has been the standard sniper rifle of the French military since 1986.

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French Armed Forces

The French Armed Forces (Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France.

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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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GIAT M811

The M811 is an automatic, externally powered, single- or dual-fed autocannon firing NATO standard 25mm ammunition, designed by Nexter Systems (previously GIAT Industries).

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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HAL Prachand

The HAL Prachand (IPA: "Giant" or "Intense") is an Indian multi-role light attack helicopter designed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under Project LCH.

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian public sector aerospace and defence company, headquartered in Bangalore.

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Holding company

A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies.

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Inertial measurement unit

An inertial measurement unit (IMU) is an electronic device that measures and reports a body's specific force, angular rate, and sometimes the orientation of the body, using a combination of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and sometimes magnetometers.

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International Traffic in Arms Regulations

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a United States regulatory agency to restrict and control the export of defense and military technologies to safeguard national security and further its foreign policy objectives.

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KNDS

KNDS, formerly KMW+Nexter Defense Systems, is a European defence industry holding company, which is the result of a merger between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems.

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KNDS Deutschland

KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co, formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KNDS France and KNDS Deutschland are military vehicle manufacturers.

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L'Echo

L'Echo is a Belgian business newspaper, published by Mediafin and mainly distributed in Wallonia and Brussels.

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Leclerc tank

The Leclerc is a third-generation French main battle tank developed and manufactured by Nexter Systems.

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Les Echos (France)

Les Echos is the first daily French financial newspaper, founded in 1908 by brothers Robert and Émile Servan-Schreiber.

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Ludivine Dedonder

Ludivine Dedonder (born 17 March 1977) is a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as Minister of Defence in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.

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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,Ogorkiewicz 2018 p222 is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies.

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Mecar

Mecar is a Belgian weapon and ammunition manufacturing company headquartered in Petit-Roeulx-lez-Nivelles, Hainaut Province. KNDS France and Mecar are ammunition manufacturers.

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Military

A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.

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Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

The Minister of the Armed Forces (Ministre des Armées) is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked 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 French Parliament 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 and Tatra Defence Vehicle.

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Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles (château de Versailles) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France.

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S.A. (corporation)

The abbreviation S.A. or SA, for the French société anonyme designates a type of limited company in certain countries, most of which have a Romance language as their official language and operates a derivative of the 1804, Napoleonic, civil law.

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Self-propelled artillery

Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position.

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Seneffe

Seneffe (Sinefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Simmel Difesa

Simmel Difesa is an Italian firm located in Colleferro that manufacturers land and naval munitions.

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State-owned enterprise

A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity which is established and/or owned by a national or state/provincial government, by an executive order or an act of legislation, in order to earn profit for the government, control monopoly of the private sector over means of production, provide commodities to citizens at a lower price, implement government policies, and/or to deliver products and services to remote locations that otherwise have trouble attracting private vendors.

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TRF1

The TRF1, originally known as GIAT 155 mm Tracté (TR) is a 155mm French towed howitzer produced by Nexter (ex Giat Industries) and used by the French Army.

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Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

The or VAB (literally meaning "Armoured Forward Vehicle"; but more appropriately translated: "Armoured Vanguard Vehicle") is a French armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed and manufactured by Renault Trucks Defense (now called Arquus).

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VBCI

The Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (English: Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle) or VBCI is a French Infantry fighting vehicle designed and manufactured by GIAT Industries (now Nexter Systems) and Renault Trucks Defense (now Arquus) to replace the AMX-10P.

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VBMR Griffon

The Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôle Griffon (English: Multirole Armoured Vehicle Griffon) or VBMR Griffon is a French six-wheel multi-purpose armoured personnel carrier developed and manufactured by Nexter, Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) and Thales.

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References

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

Also known as GIAT, GIAT Industries, Nexter, Nexter Group, Nexter Systems, Optsys.

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KNDS France, the Glossary

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Companies based in Paris-Saclay

Defence companies of France

Firearm manufacturers of France

Technology companies established in 1973

References