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CALIBRE GROUPE

France

WeaponsSimulation & Training
Founded 1993Prime ContractorSupplies Land Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: July 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1993, CALIBRE GROUPE is a defense prime contractor based in France working in weapons, simulation & training.

CALIBRE GROUPE, formerly CYBERGUN GROUP, is a French group listed on Euronext Paris. It is positioned as a defense pure player after divesting its civil business. Its military division, ARKANIA, operates in defense and security, training and industry, with a production site in France and a US subsidiary, ARKANIA USA. The group's activities include shooting training simulators and weapon replicas for military and law enforcement agencies through Spartan Military and Law Enforcement. Its subsidiary Verney-Carron, a French small-arms manufacturer, is part of the group. Notable activities include a contract for French Army handguns, won with GLOCK, a training systems contract with Thales for indoor soldier shooting training, and a framework contract with Ukraine for the supply of armament. The group has around 30 years of experience in government tenders and the distribution of licensed products.

Location

France

Founded

1993

Company type

Public company

VAT number

EL201720180

Focus areas

defensemilitary trainingshooting simulatorsfirearmsairsoftARKANIAVerney-CarronSpartan Military and Law EnforcementEuronext Paris

Languages

FREN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

WeaponsSimulation & Training

Supply-chain role

Prime Contractor

What they offer

HardwareTraining

Products

Shooting training simulator

Firearms training simulator

New-generation shooting training simulator for military and police training.

End users

Land ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

EN 9100

Platforms & programmes

SINETIC

Named customers

French Armed ForcesThalesUkraineUS federal agency

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