THALES AND KNDS FRANCE UNVEIL RAPIDFIRE LAND, A LAND-BASED VARIANT OF THE 40 MM RAPIDFIRE NAVAL DEFENCE SYSTEM
France, June 16 -- The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has already ordered 14 RAPIDFire systems to equip French Navy vessels. Two systems have been installed on board the fleet replenishment tanker (BRF) Jacques Chevallier, which has completed two long-duration deployments, including several live fire exercises, with France's carrier strike group. Two others were recently installed on France's second BRF tanker Jacques Stosskopf ahead of an upcoming long-duration deployment. A fifth system will soon equip a new French Navy offshore patrol vessel.The RAPIDFire system was qualified in early 2025 and can now be used with all existing 40CT munitions.As the first remotely operated 40 mm system to incorporate the 40CT cannon, RAPIDFire pr...
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