France’s defence minister received his German counterpart on Friday to ink a deal between the two countries to build a next-generation battle tank.

Defence ministers of France and Germany met in Paris this Friday to ratify an agreement on a new joint tank project called the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).

This formal agreement kick-starts the development of the first phase of the armoured vehicle, dubbed the ‘tank of the future’ – a project worth billions of euros.

The new battle tank is set to replace Germany’s Leopard 2 tank and France’s Leclerc.

  • @maynarkh@feddit.nl
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    08 months ago

    You are busy fucking that up though. Through fracking for example.

    Also, plan correctly? When is the US going to try to start doing that?

    • @RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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      18 months ago

      We are, collectively, working to change that.

      Redwood materials is trying to close the loop on lithium recycling from ev purposes, we can expect us military-industrial companies to take advantage of the cost savings, if for no other reason than to say “here’s a silent tank, we’re pocketing 60% of the unit cost for… Development… Reasons”

      From acorns grow tremendous trees, it’s likely there will be a big change from an unexpected avenue.

    • Neuromancer
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      -38 months ago

      I don’t frack. So I’m not sure you mean by you. Nor do I support fracking. Gas should be expensive.