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# Arquus and MBDA sign first Akeron missile vehicle contract for Cyprus
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-05-07-arquus-mbda-akeron-sherpa-cyprus/
- Published: 2025-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:00:12.000Z
- Description: France's DGA and vehicle maker Arquus concluded a first contract with Cyprus's Ministry of Defence to supply 12 Sherpa Station Wagon vehicles fitted with MBDA's Akeron anti-tank missile, announced at the DEFEA exhibition in Athens. No value was disclosed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Arquus press release via Joint Forces, 7 May 2025](https://www.joint-forces.com/defence-equipment-news/82137-cypriot-arquus-sherpa-station-wagons-with-mbda-akeron?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish the contract's value, delivery date, or whether wider modernisation of Cyprus's VAB fleet will follow.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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