France’s defence minister received his German counterpart on Friday to ink a deal between the two countries to build a next-generation battle tank.

Defence ministers of France and Germany met in Paris this Friday to ratify an agreement on a new joint tank project called the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).

This formal agreement kick-starts the development of the first phase of the armoured vehicle, dubbed the ‘tank of the future’ – a project worth billions of euros.

The new battle tank is set to replace Germany’s Leopard 2 tank and France’s Leclerc.

  • fuckingkangaroos@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Thanks for the corrections. Wow, MGCS first production rolling off the line in 2035.

    It’s encouraging to see France and Germany working together on this, especially with such a long planning horizon.

    Whether they’re comfortable with the role or not, they’re a critical part of the democratic vanguard in the world. People have started taking democracy as a given… it’s scary.