Véhicule Blindé Léger

Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger, or VBL of the French Army for Bastille Day 2013 military parade.

The Véhicule Blindé Léger or VBL (light armoured vehicle) is a four-wheel drive reconnaissance light military vehicle. It has been used by the French army since 1990. More than 25 foreign countries used it, including Gabon, Qatar, and Serbia. The US Army used it as M11 for hazardous material reconnaissance. Russia bought 500 of them in November 2012.

The vehicle is designed and built in France by Panhard.

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Véhicule Blindé Léger Media

VBL (light armoured Vehicle); Guer, Ille-et-Vilaine.
Véhicule Blindé Léger. Photograph taken at: Military parade, avenue des Champs-Élysées, 14 July 2006
VBL RECO 12.7 with a PL-127 ring-mount
Véhicule Blindé Léger. Military parade, avenue des Champs-Élysées, 14 July 2006
A Portuguese VBL deployed in Kosovo, 2000.
A FN MAG-armed VBL of the Mexican Army in 2010.
A Hellenic Army VBL in 2007.
A Gabonese VBL with a CTM-105 ring-mount, in 2009.
Map with VBL operators in blue and former operators in red
VBL Mark 2 at a Russian arms show in 2013.