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.

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      6 months ago

      I would agree. As the climate changes, what is important will change.

      I think the average person outside of America doesn’t grasp the size of America. We have enough water, land, etc to feed our population if we plan correctly. Other countries don’t have that luxury and wars can be caused over a shortage of water and food.

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        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?

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          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.

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