German minister hails MoU with France as 'milestone' for joint tank development
- Country:
- Germany
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said there was still a long way to go to realise Germany's joint military tank project with France but hailed a memorandum of understanding as an "important milestone" during a visit to Paris on Friday.
Speaking alongside his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu, Pistorius said contracts with industry were expected to be finalised for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project by the end of the year, after which he was confident the German parliament would give the scheme its blessing.
MGCS, the second major arms industry project between the two countries alongside their ambitions to build a next-generation fighter jet known as FCAS, is supposed to replace Germany's legacy Leopard and France's Leclerc systems.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Leopard
- Boris Pistorius
- French
- Sebastien Lecornu
- Main Ground
- Pistorius
- Leclerc
- France
- German
- FCAS
- Paris
- Germany
ALSO READ
CDS Gen Anil Chauhan embarks on official France visit to reinforce defence ties
Germany arrests three suspected of spying for China
3 Germans Detained for Alleged Espionage for China, Handing Over Information on Potential Military Technology
Germany arrests three people suspected of giving technology to China
Germany arrests three suspected of spying for China