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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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Also to power energy weapons like anti-drone lasers and gauss/rail weapons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I doubt we'll see mobile railguns anytime soon. Lasers will likely be extra vehicles instead of being part of a MBT so that they can fill more batteries in the hull. But afaik MGCS is likely going to be a multi platform solution anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.

[–] Agent641 1 points 8 months ago

Unshielded nuclear reactor it us, tgen!

Every tank kill will result in a 10-15 kiloton excursion.