On 11 September, Handelsblatt reported that Germany was moving away from the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), a Franco-German joint venture for the development of a next-generation main battle tank (MBT). On 22 September, however, a new meeting between the French and German MoDs rebuilt hope for the project, although postponing its delivery up to 2045.

Germany back with France on MGCS after rumours of a separate tank project with Italy, Spain and Sweden

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The collaboration in the MGCS programme is led by Nexter on the French side and by Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall on the German end.