ARQUUS progressively restarts its production activities on its four French industrial plants

At the beginning of this week, the production activities linked to the EBMR (Engin Blindé Multi-Rôle) GRIFFONwill thus be the first to restart. In Marolles-en-Hurepoix, the manufacturing of mechanical parts restarts, in close connection with the Limoges plant, which will resume the preparation of complete mobility kits for GRIFFONvehicles*.

Meanwhile, the finishing and delivery activities restart in Saint-Nazaire for the tacticaland versatile VT4 vehicles for the Army. This reopening should allow for the delivery of more than a hundred more VT4 vehicles to the armies. The vehicles should reinforce the equipment committed in the framework of operations Sentinelle and Resilience onnational soil. In Garchizy, the renovation of the Army’s Véhicules de l’Avant Blindés (VAB) also restarts, allowing for heavy maintenance activities.

These different reopenings are conducted withthe utmost respect for the health recommendations against COVID 19. The organization of all production plants has been thoroughly changedin order to protect all the company’s employees. These protection measures implemented in close links with our partners and approved by the authorities, notably include :

• the use of individual protection equipment,
• the limitation of groupings,
• the implementation of precautionary measures, and a follow-up on their implementation.

All other activities will restart progressively, as all the company’s capabilities power up. This step up will be conducted in close links with all ARQUUS’ partners, thus allowing for a restart of all the company’s suppliers, and of a part of the Land Defense Technological and Industrial Base.

_{*The VBMR GRIFFON combat vehicle, as well as the EBRC JAGUAR combat vehicle, is designedand produced by a Temporary Grouping of Companiesformed by ARQUUS, Nexter and Thales.}