Infodefensa reports today that the Secretary of State for Defense, Amparo Valcarce, has stated that Spain continues to aspire ...

ROME (Reuters) -Germany’s Rheinmetall has sent Italy’s Leonardo an offer for a minority stake in its OTO Melara cannon maker unit valuing the whole business at almost 430 million euros ($462 ...

The Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) ... Europe’s next-generation tank crawls forward and adopts a proven process. 5th May 2025 - 10:40 GMT | by Damian Kemp in London. RSS. The MGCS will ...

Germany's antitrust authority approved the creation of a joint venture between defense groups KNDS, Rheinmetall and Thales for the production of main battle tanks. The country's Federal Cartel ...

MGCS-Projekt Company, as the joint venture is called, will produce the so-called main ground combat system battle tanks for the governments of Germany and France, set to replace the widely known ...

What You Need to Know: Germany and France are collaborating on the development of the Leopard 3 Main Battle Tank (MBT) as part of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) program, aiming to ...

Under the 50:50 joint venture unveiled this week, Leonardo and Rheinmetall will be the lead contractor to develop Italy’s main battle tank and armoured infantry combat vehicles, based on the ...

Italy Joins Germany In Future European Combat Tank Initiative, MGCS. Date. 7/5/2024 3:31:37 PM. Share on Facebook; Tweet on Twitter ...

The team-up will also be used as a springboard to bring Italy into the pan-European Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) tank program. “The technologies will be the basis for the development of the ...

But at the same time, MGCS seemed like it might also replace the Leopard 2 as a sort of pan-European tank. MGCS is supposed to be a modular design with advanced features such as a 140-mm gun, ...

The Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0 focuses on protection and firepower by taking the crew out of the turret, providing a 30mm cannon for C-UAS use and offering a 130mm or 140mm main gun option. It can be built ...

ROME — Italy and France have committed to more closely integrating their land warfare firms as the former seeks to join long-awaited Franco-German tank program. A letter of intent, signed Monday ...