The E-MBT tank of the Franco-German company KNDS caused a sensation at EuroSatory 2018, proudly enthroned at the heart of the exhibition as the symbol of Franco-German cooperation in ...
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British Army takes an interest in Franco-German MGCS tank program
European cooperation programs seem to be at the heart of Defense news at the start of the year. Indeed, after Italy and Poland, it is the turn of Great Britain to…
Read the articleQatar turn to KMW's German Boxer and drop Nexter's VBCI
Exactly 3 years ago, Doha announced two major contracts for the French defense industry: the exercise of an option to acquire 12 additional Rafale aircraft to the 24 already ...
Read the articleIs France sacrificing part of its Defense Industry on the altar of cooperation with Germany?
It's official, the KNDS company, which brings together the French Nexter and the German Krauss-Maffei Wegman, and which was until now managed by a two-headed structure made up of Nexter CEO Stephan Mayer ...
Read the articleDoes the MGCS tank program respond to Franco-German operational and industrial challenges?
When he arrived at the Elysee Palace after his victory in the 2017 presidential elections, French President Emmanuel Macron quickly undertook to launch a series of major programs with Berlin ...
Read the articleGreat Britain and Norway are studying the acquisition of Leopards 2A7 heavy tanks
The German Leopard 2 heavy battle tank is the oldest 3rd generation tank designed in Europe. It is also the one that has achieved the most important success ...
Read the articleMGCS: the first agreements are signed between France and Germany on the future European battle tank
On April 28, French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and German Minister of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced that they had signed two decisive agreements for the program of…
Read the articleFranco-German military projects: between advances and blockages
For more than ten years, France has sought a lasting European partner for its military collaboration projects, both operational and industrial. It started in 2010 with the Accords…
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