VBCI VCI

The VBCI (Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie) is an 8x8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle designed and manufactured in France. It serves as a modern platform for infantry combat, offering high mobility, protection, and firepower.

Developed in the early 2000s by a joint venture between Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense, the VBCI was created to replace the aging tracked AMX-10P infantry fighting vehicle. The vehicle officially entered service with the French Army in 2008, providing a highly mobile wheeled platform optimized for asymmetric warfare and rapid deployment. It saw its first major combat deployments in Afghanistan in 2010, followed by extensive and highly successful use during Operation Serval in Mali in 2013. Today, the VBCI remains the backbone of France's mechanized infantry forces, with ongoing modernization programs upgrading its armor and integrating it into the Scorpion collaborative combat network.