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France, Germany agree deal to develop Europe's next generation of tanks

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An employee walks by a Leclerc tank at the Nexter factory in Roanne, central France, on 4 July 2023. © AFP - OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE

French and German defence ministers will sign a landmark deal in Paris on Friday that paves the way for joint development of a new battle tank, known as the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). The project, already several years in the making, is tipped to put the European partners ahead of the United States or Russia in building the next generation of military hardware.

"After several months of intense negotiations, we can now present a result," German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told newspaper FAZ, which published a joint interview on Thursday with him and his French counterpart Sébastian Lecornu.

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