The MGCS aims to replace battle tanks currently used by France and Germany
German defence giant Rheinmetall’s boss is worried that France could pull out of a Franco-German tank programme, after the collapse of a joint fighter jet project, a report said Saturday.
The Franco-German FCAS initiative to build a next-generation warplane was scrapped this week amid tensions between companies involved, dealing a blow to European defence cooperation efforts.
Now fears are mounting for another joint project, the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), which aims to replace battle tanks currently used by France and Germany.
Referring to it, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper: “There is always a risk, but nothing has been decided yet.”
