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European Consortium Launches MARTE Project to Develop Future Main Battle Tank

Summary by Defence-industry.eu
The European Commission has awarded the MARTE project a grant of approximately €20 million from the European Defence Fund (EDF). The initiative is backed by 11 Ministries of Defence from EU Member States and Norway, with Germany’s MoD in the lead. A total of 51 entities from 12 countries are contributing to the consortium, combining industrial giants, mid-sized enterprises, research institutions, and SMEs. The project promotes cross-border colla…

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The ‘Marte’ project (Main Armoured Tank of Europe) advances with Rheinmetall, KNDS, Leonardo, Saab and Indra

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In April, the German Cartel Office gave the green light to the creation of the project company "MGCS-Projekt Company GmbH" by KNDS France, KNDS Deutschland, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales. As a reminder, these four industrialists had previously signed a shareholders' agreement, in accordance with the memorandum of understanding relating to phase 1A of the MGCS project... This article Coordinated by Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland, work on …

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MADRID, 2 (EUROPA PRESS) The ‘Marte’ project (the ‘Main Armoured Tank of Europe’), which focuses on the development of a main tank for Europe and which has around 20 million euros of funding from the European Defence Fund, advances with the help of the five main companies participating in the project [...] La entrada The European tank project advances with Rheinmetall, KNDS, Leonardo, Saab and Indra aparece primero en Forbes España.

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The initial push is made with money from the European Defence Fund. It is supported by the Ministry of Defence of eleven countries.

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This other one, called FMB Tech and which aims to “revolve the main battle tanks”, also has Spanish participation, that of GMV company, among the 26 entities of 14 countries that participate in it.Curiously, the countries that coordinate both projects are Germany and France, committed for a few years in a joint project own future battle cart MGCS, led by the company of both countries KNDS and with the German Rheimetall and the French Thales also…

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rheinmetall.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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