Germany and France Accelerate the Mgcs, the Tank of the European Future

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The German and French Defense Ministers Boris Pistorius and Sébastien Lecornu visited together on Wednesday the Rheinmetall plant in Unterluss, Celle, where they sharpened the German-French tank project MGCS, which means “Main Terrestrial Combat System” and will replace the Leopard 2 . A modular system is planned with an identical vehicle helmet, a more powerful main weapon, an unmanned turret and modern drone protection systems. Lecornu was par…

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Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius (SPD) and his French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu, are visiting the Rheinmetall plant in Unterlüß (Celle County).

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Unterlüß (dpa) – Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius (SPD) and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu will visit the Rheinmetall plant in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony, on Thursday (11.30 a.m.). The focus will be on the construction of armored vehicles and the expansion of ammunition production. The visit will take place against the backdrop of the German-French tank project MGCS («Main Ground Combat System»), in which Rheinmetall is involved…

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Federal Minister of Defence Pistorius meets his French colleague Lecornu in Osnabrück on Thursday, 24 July. Ministers want to talk about armament and security policy – and create a commonality.