4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1985–2010
NAMED MODELFrance

VBL with MILAN.

The anti-tank VBL, carrying MILAN missiles instead of the reconnaissance machine gun — the two roles the 1978 programme asked for.

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Sources & evidence
VBL with MILAN — A Hellenic Army Panhard VBL.Konstantinos Stampoulis · CC BY-SA 3.0 gr ↗
BASE VEHICLEPanhard VBL (1985–2010)BUILT BYPanhard, Marolles-en-HurepoixIN SERVICE1985–2010OPERATED INFrancePRODUCTIONIncluded in the 2,600 builtLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The programme's brief was a vehicle to replace the Hotchkiss M201 that would take either armament and protect its crew from small arms and NBC hazards.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1985–2010
ENGINEPeugeot XD3T turbo-diesel, 95 hpPeugeot XD3 · Peugeot XD3T
PRODUCTION RUNIncluded in the 2,600 built
COUNTRY OF ORIGINFrance
OPERATED INFrance
STATUSin service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEVBL
FAMILYVBL
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEscout

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • NATO Green

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Panhard VBL ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched