Within the French armed forces, the 6×6 wheeled armored vehicle EBRC Jaguar is currently replacing the 1970s-origin predecessors AMX-10 RC and ERC-90 Sagaie. While these were relatively heavily armed for their size with 105- and 90-mm low-pressure cannons, the Jaguar employs a combination of a 40-mm CTAS cannon with telescoped ammunition and the Akeron MP anti-tank guided missile. Now the manufacturers Arquus and the Belgian turret producer John Cockerill have at Eurosatory 2026 presented the derivative Fenris with the 105-mm Cockerill 3105 turret.
The Fenris uses the Jaguar chassis made from welded aluminum, 7.10 meters long, 2.99 meters wide, and 2.19 meters high, which in base form is protected according to STANAG 4569 Level 4 against armor-piercing projectiles of caliber 14.5 x 114 mm. The mounting of modular additional armor is possible. With the new turret, the total weight rises from 25 to 26 tonnes. Propulsion is still provided by a militarized Volvo D11 six-cylinder diesel engine with 500 hp and a ZF seven-speed transmission.
Fenris mit Cockerill-Turm für indirektes Feuer
The vehicle features terrain-adaptive active suspension and can on the road economical with 6×4 drive. The 105-mm main weapon is a true high-pressure cannon and fires NATO-compatible ammunition. It is fed by an automatic loader with 12 to 16 rounds in the ready magazine. As a special feature of the two-man turret, the elevation range is from -10 to +42 degrees, so it can also be used for indirect fire up to a distance of eleven kilometers.
For this very reason, Ukraine is allegedly currently procuring the Cockerill 3105 for its Leopard 1, as tanks under the conditions of the war with Russia—especially the omnipresent drones—have long been used predominantly as mobile artillery for fire support. In direct fire aiming, a first-shot hit probability of 95 percent at two kilometers distance is stated. To this end, the turret has identical stabilized sights for the commander and the gunner with day and night vision channels as well as a Hunter-Killer function.
As a secondary weapon, also against drones, the Fenris turret features a remotely operated Hornet weapons station with a 7.62-mm machine gun FN MAG. Cockerill also offers other options with a 12.7-mm MG or a 40-mm grenade launcher on a turret mount or as a coaxial weapon, as well as the integration of anti-tank guided missiles or a stand-off active protection system. A smoke grenade launcher with eight tubes can be connected to a laser warning system and an acoustic system for automatic shot detection.
