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Panhard VBL.
Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger, or VBL of the French Army for Bastille Day 2013 military parade.

The Véhicule Blindé Léger or VBL (light armoured vehicle) is a four-wheel drive reconnaissance light military vehicle. It has been used by the French army since 1990. More than 25 foreign countries used it, including Gabon, Qatar, and Serbia. The US Army used it as M11 for hazardous material reconnaissance. Russia bought 500 of them in November 2012.

The vehicle is designed and built in France by Panhard.

Images for kids

  • Internal view of the cockpit of the VBL

    Internal view of a VBL

  • A short VBL during the military parade on the avenue des Champs-Élysées

    VBL standard

  • A VBL with an anit-tank missile during the military parade on the avenue des Champs-Élysées

    VBL MILAN

  • A soldier stand in front of a convoy of military vehicles, with KFOR markings and Portuguese flags. The second véhicule is a Portuguese VBL.

    A Portuguese VBL deployed in Kosovo, 2000.

  • A VBL with a multi-scale camouflage and an FN MAG machine gun during an exhibition

    A FN MAG-armed VBL of the Mexican Army in 2010.

  • Front view of a VBL with a French-style camouflage. The older Greek flag is painted on its license plate.

    A Hellenic Army VBL in 2007.

  • A VBL with a heavy machine gun drives among other automobiles

    A Gabonese VBL with a CTM-105 ring-mount, in 2009.

  • A green unarmed VBL moves in the mud

    VBL Mark 2 at a Russian arms show in 2013.

  • A propeller at the rear end of a VBL

    The propeller of the VBL enables it to drive in water.

  • People on top of the VBL hooking a cable under a Blackhawk helicopter flying above them

    The VBL can be hooked to helicopters. Here a Portuguese VBL and an American UH-60 Blackhawk.

  • A VBL on a cargo loader in an airport. The VBL is tied on a pallet.

    A French VBL packed on a pallet in order to be para-dropped.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Véhicule Blindé Léger para niños

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