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VisitFrance, Germany Sign Deal for Billion-Euro Tank Project, Replacing Leopard 2, Leclerc by 2040
Apr 26, 2024, 12:05 PM
France and Germany have agreed to progress with a joint tank project aimed for completion by 2040. The defense ministers of both nations signed a deal and confirmed moving to the next phase of developing a new battle tank, intended to replace Germany's Leopard 2 and France's Leclerc tanks. This significant Franco-German armaments project is valued at billions of euros. The German Defense Minister expressed confidence that the Bundestag Parliament would pass the project with a broad majority and emphasized the need for a European understanding of the arms industry.
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