page_title: Véhicule Blindé Léger
hierarchical_section_title: Véhicule Blindé Léger
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Véhicule Blindé Léger de l'Armée de terre.English: french army Véhicule Blindé Léger.
context_page_description: The Véhicule Blindé Léger or VBL 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger, or VBL of the French Army for Bastille Day 2013 military parade.
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