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Potential sources for CAESAR, other French weapon systems

Blog post by Eric H. Biass at European Security, includes photos of CAESAR testing in Malaysia
Galleries of CAESAR photos at Esprit de Valmy web forum
Archive of defense-related press releases going back to October 1998
The development of the French defence industry in the 20th century, a January 2005 report by Martin Lundmann of the Swedish Defence Research Agency, summarizing Laurent Giovachini's book L’armement français au XXe siècle (Les Cahiers de l’armement, Ellipses, Paris, 2000)
Obscure forum thread from 2002 linking French sites; first found Giat website here
Discussion thread at Zona Militar web forum (in Spanish), covering VBCI, CAESAR and other wheeled combat vehicles; includes assessment of Argentine Army procurement needs; another thread on the French army in general
Discussion thread on truck procurement for the French Army (in French) at air-defense.net
Discussion thread at Moroccan Military Forum (in French) on CAESAR, including links to articles and press releases
TTU, defunct website that provided newsletters and reporting on defense topics, especially exhibitions
- Report (in French) on IDEX 2007: five pre-production CAESARs used Unimog chassis; main series of 72 used RTD
Browne, Kyle D. (December 2018). Self-propelled wheeled howitzer for Marine Corps use: capability-based assessment (PDF) (MSc thesis). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
Abas, Marhalim (20 April 2016). "Show Report 4, Nexter Systems Caesar SPH". Malaysian Defence. Retrieved 7 July 2024. [Sherpa 5 specified]

Government of France

French Ministère des Armées archive:
- Afghanistan: Opération Pamir (2001-2014)
  - "Afghanistan : arrivée des CAESAR" [Afghanistan: arrival of the CAESARs] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  - "Afghanistan : les CAESAR sont opérationnels" [Afghanistan: the CAESARs are operational] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  - "Afghanistan : le CAESAR longue portée" [Afghanistan: the long-range CAESAR] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  - "Afghanistan : appui artillerie interallié depuis la FOB Morales Frazier" [Afghanistan: inter-allied artillery support from FOB Morales-Frazier] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- Iraq and Syria, against Islamic State: Chammal
  - Adaptation de la Task Force Wagram
  - Journée d’appuis intensifs autour de Mossoul pour les soldats de l’opération Chammal
  - La Task Force Wagram adapte ses feux pour protéger le dispositif irakien au nord de Mossoul
  - La Task Force Wagram appui les soldats irakiens dans la bataille de Tal Afar.
  - La TF Wagram maintient la pression sur Daech dans la bataille d’Hawija
  - Un artilleur français inséré au sein de la Task Force américaine Falcon
  - Les transmetteurs en Irak, une nécessité opérationnelle
  - Dans la peau d’un pyrotechnicien de la Task Force Wagram
  - "Chammal : la Task Force Wagram, ou l'artillerie française au sein de la Coalition" [Chammal: Task Force Wagram, or French artillery within the Coalition] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  - "Chammal : redéploiement d'envergure pour la Task Force Wagram" [Chammal: large-scale redeployment of Task Force Wagram] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  - "Chammal : dans la peau d'une « barrette feux » de la Task Force Wagram" [Chammal: in the shoes of a "barrette feux" of Task Force Wagram] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  - "CHAMMAL : le canon CAESAR en première ligne contre Daech" [Chammal: The CAESAR cannon on the front line against Daesh] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  - "CHAMMAL : Premier déploiement opérationnel de SEPHIRA" [Chammal: First operational deployment of SEPHIRA] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  - "CHAMMAL : Munitionnaire sur la Fire Base" [Chammal: Ammunition specialists at the Fire Base] (Press release) (in French). Paris, France: Ministère de la Défense. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

GIAT Industries / Nexter Systems / KNDS France

Nexter ammunition catalogue from 2018 (earliest archive)
Internet Archive snapshot collection of old Giat Industries website: [1], [2], [3]
- Giat Magazine issues:
  - Issue 46 (French), dated April 2001
  - Issue 41 (English), dated September 1999
- Annual reports: 2003 (English), 2004 (French)
- List of press handouts from Eurosatory 2004, including this one on CAESAR (Renault chassis mentioned!)
- "Delivery of Caesar artillery systems to the French Army" (Press release). Versailles-Satory, France: GIAT Industries. 24 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 August 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "United Defense and Giat Industries Team for Sale of CAESAR® Howitzer" (PDF) (Press release). Versailles-Satory, France: GIAT Industries. 25 March 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "ADI Limited and Giat Industries team with CAESAR for land 17" (Press release). Versailles-Satory, France: GIAT Industries. 28 September 2004. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "France orders 72 Caesar® artillery systems to Giat Industries" (Press release). Versailles-Satory, France: GIAT Industries. 15 December 2004. Archived from the original on 20 January 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "First export contract for CAESAR artillery systems" (Press release). Versailles-Satory, France: GIAT Industries. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "CAESAR® artillery systems go on with export success" (PDF) (Press release). Versailles-Satory, France: GIAT Industries. 20 July 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "The Caesar artillery system at Canjuers". GIAT Industries. GIAT Industries. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- Brochure of technological innovations in CAESAR
- Factsheet listing specifications for CAESAR
- Links to other relevant websites
- Photo gallery of Giat products, including CAESAR
Snapshots of old CAESAR program website: requirements, specifications, FAQ, links

Renault Trucks Defense (RTD)

Archived Renault Trucks websites: master list circa 2007
- Booklet dated May 2006 (English version dated June 2006) surveying all company activities
  - lists collaborative projects with partner firms, including VBCI and CAESAR with GIAT; details about VAB as well
  - Sherpa family first launched at Eurosatory 2004
- Similar booklet dated March 2007 (second copy)
- Press kit from Eurosatory 2006, includes Sherpa 5 and 10 specifications
- Press kit from IDEX 2007, only mentions Sherpa 5
- Sherpa Medium (5 and 10) brochure, dated May 2010 (English and French)
- Brochure dated January 2012 about Sherpa Medium line of trucks:
  - consists of Sherpa 5 and Sherpa 10
  - "The Sherpa Medium is already operational in the french army as an ammunition carrier and a self propelled howitzer (with a 155 mm gun)."
- Press kit from Eurosatory 2012
- Press kit from IDEX 2013
- Brochure dated April 2015 on Sherpa Medium line of trucks, mentioning CAESAR by name:
- Around 100 Sherpa Medium vehicles are in daily operational use with the French armed forces as logistics carriers or CAESAR® (155 mm) artillery system carriers. The Sherpa Medium chassis has also been selected for CAESAR® and HIGUARD systems in service with several countries in Asia and the Middle East.
- Sherpa 5 page and links: tactical range leaflet, general technical specifications, detailed specs short cab, detailed specs long cab
- VAB Mark II brochure (English and French) (alternate version)
- AMC 6x6 brochure (English and French)
- Kerax 4x4 - 6x6 brochure (English and French)
- Kerax 8x8 brochure (English and French)
- Sherpa Light APC brochure (English and French) (alternate version) (alternate version 2) ("Security and Public Order" version)
- Sherpa Light Carrier brochure (English and French)
- Sherpa Light High Intensity brochure (English and French) (alternate version)
- Sherpa Light Scout brochure (English and French) (alternate version) (alternate version 2)
- Sherpa Light Station Wagon brochure (English and French)
- Sherpa Medium MRAP brochure (English and French) (alternate version) (alternate version 2)
- VAB Mark 3 packet (French), brochure (English)
- Press releases:
  - ACMAT becomes a Renault Trucks subsidiary
  - Renault Trucks Defense fournit de nouveaux véhicules à l’OTAN
  - NAMSA : nouvelles commandes pour Renault Trucks Defense
  - Nouvelle commande de l’Armée Française pour Renault Trucks Defense
  - Nouvelles commandes pour Renault Trucks Defense
  - Eurosatory 2008: Un accord de cooperation entre Renault Trucks Defense et AMZ-KUTNO
  - Renault Trucks Defense livre les véhicules logistiques et tactiques à l’OTAN
  - Des cabines blindées Kerax pour l’Armée Française
  - Tchad : notification d’un important contrat à Renault Trucks Defense
  - Renault Trucks Défense et Land Rover coopèrent pour répondre à un appel d’offre du Ministère de la Défense du Royaume-Uni afin de livrer des véhicules de soutien militaires.
  - Le Sherpa 3 de Renault Trucks Defense déployé dans les Armées françaises
  - L’OTAN retient le Sherpa de Renault Trucks Defense comme véhicule blindé de liaison et de reconnaissance
  - QATAR'S INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES ORDER 27 VEHICLES FROM RENAULT TRUCKS DEFENSE
  - RENAULT TRUCKS DEFENSE LAUNCHES THE VAB MK3
  - Urgences opérationnelles : Les VAB protégés contre les RPG
  - Chad takes delivery of the first Bastion Patsas

Potential sources for MRAP

Bertuca, Tony (5 August 2014). "M-ATV Reset Contract". Inside Defense. Arlington, Virginia: Inside Washington Publishers. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
"United Arab Emirates Orders MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles from Oshkosh Corporation" (Press release). Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Oshkosh Corporation. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
Gourley, Scott R. (June 2011). "Soldier Armed: Army Modernization Moves Back into the Field" (PDF). ARMY. Arlington, Virginia: Association of the United States Army. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
Bulkley, Michael E.; Davis, Gregory C. (June 2013). The study of the rapid acquisition Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program and its impact on the warfighter (PDF) (MSc thesis). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
Miller, Thomas M.; Murphy, Eric D. (September 2020). Affordability Decision-Making Model (PDF) (Report). Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

Russo-Ukrainian War

Andor, László; Optenhögel, Uwe, eds. (June 2023). Europe and the War in Ukraine (PDF). Foundation for European Progressive Studies. ISBN 978-1-913019-89-1.
Świętochowski, Norbert (31 December 2023). "Field Artillery in the defensive war of Ukraine 2022-2023 Part I. Combat potential, tasks and tactics". Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces. 210 (4): 341–358. doi:10.5604/01.3001.0054.1631.
Holcomb, Franklin (December 2016). The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: A Key Component in European Security (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of War.
Holcomb, Franklin (September 2017). The Kremlin’s Irregular Army: Ukrainian Separatist Order of Battle (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of War.
Australian Army Research Centre. An Operational Overview of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine February - June 2022 (PDF) (Report). Commonwealth of Australia.
Fox, Amos C. (16 Aug 2023). "Comparative proxy strategies in the Russo-Ukrainian War". Comparative Strategy. 42 (5): 605–620. doi:10.1080/01495933.2023.2236488.
Ruokonen, Antti (April 3, 2024). "Ukraine's Artillery Shell Shortfall". Lawfare.

More informative SIPRI citations

"Arms Transfers Database: Transfer data". SIPRI Arms Transfers Database (Searchable database). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 0000-00-00. Recipient QQQ, supplier RRR, weapon category CatPlaceholder, designation NamePlaceholder, order/delivery completion/delivery year from 0000 to 9999. Retrieved 0000-00-00. (Quote goes here.) {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

Miscellaneous resources

Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library collections; too many to list here, appears extremely valuable
Archive of Armor (magazine) at DVIDS website
Technika 2005/Technika 2006, pair of illustrated magazines hosted on army.cz, Czech Ministry of Defense website (archive link)
IDEX 2005 show guide (archive link)