TURNOVER: 887 M€ (up 53% on 2008).
ORDER BOOK: 2.508 M€ (three years of activity).

The Nexter Systems Board of Directors met on Tuesday, March 9 to approve the Nexter Group consolidated financial statements for the 2009 fiscal year.
Orders received by the Nexter Group during the 2009 fiscal year totaled €1,286 million, compared with €560 million in 2008. This 130% increase is the result not only of excellent order levels from our French customer base, but also the strong growth seen in export sales, which totaled €193 million for the year. The increase has also been driven by the weapons systems range development policy, which has already resulted in initial orders for fifteen highly protected ARAVIS® vehicles, twenty 105 mm light canons and fifteen SH20 retractable mounts for helicopters.

Consolidated turnover for the Nexter Group totaled €887 million in 2009 (€579 million in 2008). This 53% growth in Group consolidated revenue reflects increased deliveries of Armored Infantry Combat Vehicles (VBCI in French) and Caesar® canons, as well as armed forces equipment operational readiness services.

SUCCESS OF ARTIST, THE FIRST FIELD EXPERIMENT IN THE BOA  UPSTREAM STUDY PROGAM OF THE FRENCH ARMY

From 12 September to 2 October 2009, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), the French Army and the Thales Nexter Sagem industrial group tested the concepts arising from the BOA (Bulle Opérationnelle Aéroterrestre or Air-land operational digitalisation) upstream study plan (Programme Etudes Amont or PEA) for the first time in real conditions, as part of the ARTIST experiment. The demonstrations took place successfully on the Bonnland test ground in Germany, 100km east of Frankfurt.

28 october 2009 - After last September’s order by the French Army for 15 helicopter SH 20 type retractable door mountings, the wide range of Nexter Systems weapons systems designed around the 20 M 621 cannon is once again successful thanks to 2 export orders.

September 3rd 2009

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has notified the group of companies formed by Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Défense of an order for 332 infantry armoured combat vehicles (VBCI).
The number of VBCIs ordered for the French Army totals 630 vehicles, in accordance with the guidelines of the French White Paper on Defence and National Security.