France will deliver “hundreds” of old but “still functional” armored vehicles and Aster missiles to Ukraine. Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu: “This old equipment, still operational, will be able to directly benefit Ukraine in significant quantities” The famous VAB armored personnel carriers, which are more than forty years old, are being replaced in the French army by the new generation Griffon armored vehicles.
Paris is ordering the French defense industry to produce more and more quickly to meet the needs of its army and ensure long-term support for Ukraine.