KNDS Unveils Interim Tank Amid Franco-German Defense Challenges
The CAPINT combines a German chassis and French gun as KNDS seeks to bridge a decade-long delay in the Main Ground Combat System programme.
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The new tank is intended to strengthen France's army. Minister of Defence Vautrin found the interim solution with delays in the German-French tank project MGCS.
France Unveils New Battle Tank as Joint Project Stalls
A new battle tank has been unveiled for the French Army as France and Germany look for a stopgap solution while work on their next-generation tank remains years behind schedule. The vehicle was presented by the Franco-German defence company KNDS as a temporary replacement for France’s ageing Leclerc tanks. It is intended to fill the gap until the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), a joint French-German project launched in 2017, is ready. The MGCS…
KNDS unveils new tank for France as joint Franco-German project lags
PARIS, June 15 - Franco-German defence group KNDS unveiled a new battle tank on Monday in a stopgap move to replace the French Army's ageing Leclerc fleet as France and Germany's joint project to develop a next-generation tank faces delays. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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