• Land Warfare

  Fourth company looks to Texelis Celeris chassis to develop a new 4x4 vehicle

  17th March 2026

  Finnish company SCATA will use the Texelis Celeris chassis for a new vehicle similar to the Serval 4x4 which Texelis is building with KNDS France for the French Army.

• Land Warfare

  Canada’s Inkas to complete development of improved M1 MRAP in May

  10th April 2026

  PT Sentra Surya Ekajaya’s P2 Tiger, the SCATA Mk1 and the Inkas M1 armoured personnel carriers are each built on the proven Celeris base, but all are still awaiting firm orders.

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2026: French SCORPION programme rolls on and shows export potential

  12th June 2026

  The SCORPION programme will replace the French Army’s legacy medium and light vehicles and see the overhaul of the Leclerc main battle tank.

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2026: KNDS Mobility outlines Celeris progress and work with Milrem Robotics

  16th June 2026

  KNDS Mobility’s Celeris system is the base for French Army Serval 4x4 lightweight multi-role armoured vehicle but has also been provided as a base for cooperation with other companies.

• Land Warfare

  More details of Indonesia’s Celeris-based 4x4 emerge as customer hunt begins

  12th November 2025

  The Texelis Celeris builds on the rolling chassis of the Serval 4×4 lightweight multi-role armoured vehicle which is being built by Texelis and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Nexter Defence Systems (KNDS France).

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2026: new and improved vehicles and counter-drone technology foreshadowed

  8th June 2026

  Eurosatory is the world’s largest defence show with more than 2,000 exhibitors listed and more than 43,000 visitors expected, as the show expands to a floorspace of 185,000m². Uncrewed systems and effectors to defeat them, as well as 4x4 vehicles, are all set to be focal points at the event.

• Land Warfare

  Land forces review: British Army vehicle programme stalls and company results land

  26th November 2025

  In the first monthly review of land forces stories, the Shephard team looks back to evaluate the major news events that have impacted the sector. The UK’s Land Mobility Programme was notable but another setback occurred when a market industry day was scrapped.

• Land Warfare

  Ireland predicted to make French connection for vehicle buy

  24th February 2026

  As Ireland looks to replace its RG32M 4x4 armoured patrol vehicles and Piranha III 8x8 armoured personnel carriers, a reported deal with France would rule out other European platforms that were being considered.

• Land Warfare

  Technology transfer: how well does it work?

  21st April 2025

  Technology transfer is trumpeted by many companies as a way to tap into new markets, win contracts and expand supply and manufacturing capability. It is often used in the area of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) and these requirements are a way to see how – and if – they work.

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2025: Milrem Robotics unleashes Havoc

  12th February 2025

  Milrem Robotics has added a large 8x8 Uncrewed Ground Vehicle (UGV) to its list of products as it continues to ramp up production of its Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) UGV.

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2025: Milrem teams up with Pearson to develop large uncrewed demining platforms

  17th February 2025

  Milrem, known for its uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs), and Pearson with its experience in developing demining and improvised explosive device (IED) defeating engineering solutions, will bring the two capabilities together.

• Land Warfare

  Milrem picks Texelis for partnership in drive to develop large UGV

  22nd November 2024

  Milrem has delivered or is building a total of 200 Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System UGVs and has chosen Texelis as partner in its effort to develop a UGV.

• Land Warfare

  Cutting the weight while keeping the protection: NP Aerospace looks for an answer

  31st December 2024

  Vehicles in the Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) class have done the job so far this century in protecting crews but this has meant additional weight and reduced mobility. One recent upgrade approach is looking to redress that balance.

• Land Warfare

  Team Auroch bids for future French Army requirement

  16th September 2024

  KNDS-France has teamed up with Texelis and CNIM to combine their experiences and produce a new combat engineer vehicle for the French Army.

• Land Warfare

  Texelis outlines 6x6 Celeris and ongoing work on 8x8 variant at Eurosatory

  19th June 2024

  Texelis and Nexter, a KNDS company, manufacture the Serval 4x4 lightweight multi-role armoured vehicle together but Texelis has started selling the rolling chassis of the vehicle as a separate system.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• MPVs - 4x4

  VBMR-L Serval (Batch 2) [France]

  Programme Background The French Army has launched several projects to modernise its equipment and C4I capabilities as part of its Scorpion modernisation programme. These projects ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  VBMR-L Serval (Batch 1) [France]

  Programme Background The French Army has launched several projects to modernise its equipment and C4I capabilities as part of its Scorpion modernisation programme. These projects ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  VBMR-L Serval (Batch 3) [France]

  Programme Background The French Army has launched several projects to modernise its equipment and C4I capabilities as part of its Scorpion modernisation programme. These projects ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  VBMR-L Serval (Batch 4) [France]

  Programme Background The French Army has launched several projects to modernise its equipment and C4I capabilities as part of its Scorpion modernisation programme. These projects ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  VBAE [France]

  Programme Background The VBAE programme will procure a light 4x4 armoured vehicle to replace the Arquus Light Armoured Vehicle (VBL) currently in service with the ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  RG32M Replacement [Ireland]

  Programme Background Ireland currently maintains a small army designed for home defence. It is only deployed abroad as part of operations authorised by the UN. ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• MPVs - 4x4

  Inkas M1 MRAP

  The Inkas M1 MRAP is an armoured 4x4 developed by Inkas in collaboration with Texelis that was unveiled at Milipol Paris 2025.

• MPVs - 4x4

  P2 Tiger 4x4

  The P2 Tiger 4x4 is an APC designed by SEE and Texelis. It was unveiled at IndoDefence 2025, an announcement timed to coincide with the ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Lazar 3

  The Lazar 3 is an 8x8 armoured vehicle developed by Yugoimport in cooperation with Texelis and Timoney. It can be configured for a wide range of ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  SCATA Mk1

  The SCATA Mk1 is the first military vehicle developed by Finland's SCATA.

• MPVs - 4x4

  VBMR-L Serval

  In February 2018, France's DGA defence procurement agency selected Nexter, in partnership with Texelis, to develop and produce the 4x4 Lightweight Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (VBMR-L) lightweight ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  BOV M16 Miloš

  The BOV M16 Miloš is the successor to the legacy BOV series of 4x4 armoured vehicles originally developed by Yugoslavia. Although it retains the 4x4 ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  VBMR Griffon

  The Griffon Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôles (VBMR) is a 6x6 multirole armoured vehicle manufactured by a consortium formed of Nexter Systems, Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) ...