Germany and France are planning to create a new generation tank

Germany and France plan to create a new generation tank by 2040. Reuters wrote this on Friday, April 26.

It was noted that in 2017, Berlin and Paris agreed to create a tank that will replace the German Leopard 2 and the French Leclerc, but the project suffers from “disagreements and delays.”

“This further deepens the Franco-German feud, which is full of differences on energy topics and the extent to which Europe should be independent from the US in its security policy. French and German companies have their own interests, and Berlin and Paris do not have a common vision.” – wrote Reuters.

The project is jointly financed and led by Germany, and led by the holding company KNDS, which was created jointly by France’s Nexter and Germany’s Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW), the manufacturer of the Leopard tank.

“Very important work has been done… allowing us to say that in the 2040s the time will come for two friendly neighboring countries, members of the European Union and members of NATO, to have a fully functional and operational armored cavalry ,” French defense minister Sebastien Medicine said.

The design of the next-generation tank will also feature that Europe can create its own defense autonomy, compete with new players such as India and China, and be ahead of Russia and the United States, which have not yet revealed their plan for the next – generation tank.

Near Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region, we noticed another Russian use of a protective cover against FPV drones for a tank, whose design resembles a “barn.”