Ulrike FrankeSep 21, 2023

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“one can expect that purely national solutions will emerge at the end: Germany would go with its Leopard 2A8, 2AX or KF-51 Panther instead of the MGCS, and France would opt for the Rafale standard F5 instead of the FCAS.”

Will the French-German-Spanish FCAS Survive?
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/will-the-french-german-spanish-fcas-survive/

Will the French-German-Spanish FCAS Survive?

PARIS --- Quietly, during the summer, things have subtly changed in the balance of power between French and German defense industries. If Eric Trappier,...

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Show threadwim woeberSep 22, 2023
@rikefranke But today of all days, something seems to have happened in Evreux: https://x.com/bmvg_bundeswehr/status/1704910390675816577?s=46&t=GpRs1Z0ghp1PX6xSQ0s60Q
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Neuer Schwung für das 🇩🇪-🇫🇷 Projekt #MGCS, dem Kampfpanzersystem der Zukunft. Die Inspekteure der Heere haben im Beisein der Minister #Pistorius und @SebLecornu ein Papier unterzeichnet, das Fähigkeitsforderungen definiert. Bis Jahresende sollen Aufgaben zugeordnet sein.

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@rikefranke delete „of all days“ 🤷‍♂️
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