VAB
4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrierArquus describes the VAB as a French Army armored personnel carrier selected from a Saviem 4x4 design and produced in thousands of vehicles and many versions.
Sources: Arquus VAB historyManufacturer catalog
Arquus
Arquus is a French military land-vehicle manufacturer formed from the Renault Trucks Defense, ACMAT, and Panhard vehicle businesses, with products spanning armored personnel carriers, protected mobility vehicles, logistics trucks, support services, and remote weapon stations.
1 weaponsArquus groups several French military-vehicle lineages under one current brand. Its official company profile says Renault Trucks Defense, ACMAT, and Panhard combined under the Arquus name in 2018, while the company became a member of John Cockerill Group in July 2024.
The manufacturer is relevant to armored and support-vehicle records where public sources use either the current Arquus name or older Renault Trucks Defense and Panhard names for the same industrial lineage.
Arquus describes itself as a major European armored-vehicle manufacturer, with about 1,500 employees in France, four French production sites, more than 25,000 vehicles supplied in France, and a large share of the French Army wheeled-vehicle fleet. John Cockerill's 2024 acquisition announcement presents Arquus vehicles and Cockerill weapon systems as complementary land-defense offerings.
Notable Systems
VAB MK3
4x4 wheeled armored personnel carrierArquus presents VAB MK3 as a 6x6 medium armored-vehicle family with emphasis on mobility, protection, and payload.
Sources: Arquus VAB MK3Manufacturer History
Arquus brand adopted
Renault Trucks Defense, ACMAT, and Panhard combined their expertise under the Arquus brand.
Sources: Arquus at a glance
Arquus joins John Cockerill Group
Arquus became a member of John Cockerill Group, expanding the group's land-defense vehicle and systems offering.
Sources: Arquus at a glance
Predecessors
Website links
Older VAB sources often use Saviem or Renault Trucks Defense. This profile uses Arquus as the current manufacturer facet while preserving those historical names as aliases.
Manufacturer Sources
- Arquus at a glancePublisher: Arquus | Note: Supports Arquus corporate identity, the 2018 combination of Renault Trucks Defense, ACMAT, and Panhard under one brand, John Cockerill Group membership from 2 July 2024, employee/site scale, French vehicle-supply figures, and military-vehicle focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Arquus legal noticePublisher: Arquus | Note: Supports the Arquus registered office address at 15 bis Allee des Marronniers, Camp de Satory, 78000 Versailles, France. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Arquus acquisition processPublisher: Arquus | Note: Supports John Cockerill's 2024 acquisition of Arquus, description of Arquus as a principal French military-vehicle supplier, and the combined vehicle and weapon-system offering. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Arquus VAB historyPublisher: Arquus | Note: Supports VAB selection history, Saviem/Renault lineage, large French Army order, delivery scale, and multi-version service context. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
- Arquus VAB MK3Publisher: Arquus | Note: Supports current Arquus VAB MK3 product-family context and its 6x6 medium armored-vehicle positioning. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Wikimedia Commons VAB imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the rights-clear public-domain VAB image used for the manufacturer profile media. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Produced weapons
Category
Armored Vehicles
Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.