US Edition"Intermediate Solution": Antitrust Office Approves Tank Development
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Until the delivery of the first German-French battle tank will take about 20 years. The Bundeswehr is to receive the Leopard 3 from KNDS and Rheinmetall. The Federal Cartel Office is now giving the green light for the project.
The development of a common Franco-German tank takes so long that there is to be an interim solution.
The Bundeswehr has entrusted PSM (Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland) with the conduct of the study and acquisition of the operational successor of Leopard 2, intended to complete the fleet until the entry into service of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). This designation, which establishes a national acquisition framework for a transitional solution, redefines the role of KNDS [...]
The merger between Nexter Systems and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann materialized in the creation of a holding company called KNDS, owned equally by the French state and the Bode-Wegmann family. This structure, with its hybrid shareholding, oversees KNDS France and KNDS Deutschland. However, the Bode-Wegmann family has expressed its intention to withdraw from KNDS, in... This article, "The German Federal Cartel Office authorizes Rheinmetall and KNDS Deut…
The development of a common Franco-German tank takes so long that there is to be an interim solution.
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