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🇫🇷🇩🇪 European defense unity takes a hit as Germany pulls out of its joint next-generation tank project with France French Defense Chief Mandon admitted the multi-billion dollar MGCS project has failed. This is the second blow in 4 months for the pair. The Future Combat Air Syst
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Germany exiting the joint tank project and a failed fighter program weaken European defense integration, complicating procurement plans.
European defense cooperation suffers fresh setbacks
National replacement procurement decisions
National programs may offset the gap
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🇫🇷🇩🇪 European defense unity takes a hit as Germany pulls out of its joint next-generation tank project with France French Defense Chief Mandon admitted the multi-billion dollar MGCS project has failed. This is the second blow in 4 months for the pair. The Future Combat Air System, a fighter jet project also launched in 2017, fell apart. Now Paris is left stranded, forced to figure out how to replace its aging Leclerc fleet alone by 2038. Source: Politico / Writer: Bri
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