Paris and Berlin pledge to push ahead with MGCS tank project

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2026-10-09

Paris (dpa) - Germany and France intend to stick with their joint Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) heavy tank project, their defence ministers said during a visit to the French city of Bordeaux on Friday. Amid mounting speculation over the future of the multibillion-euro defence initiative, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin emphasized that the project remains secure and will proceed. "The MGCS pr......

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