Project Mobile Ground Combat System. New tanks for France and Germany


Italy Might Join French German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) Project

As part of a ground-breaking project, Germany and France are working together on a state-of-the-art tank system given the unassuming title of Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). It is set to replace the current Leopard 2 and Leclerc main battle tanks (MBT). HENSOLDT has identified the MGCS as a major strategic programme and will develop the key.


Main Ground Combat System

The Main Ground Combat System. In 2019, Germany and France agreed to work together on a future ground combat system called the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). Rheinmetall, one of Europe's leading suppliers of armoured vehicles such as the LEOPARD MBT, MBT Advanced Technology Demonstrator LYNX IFV, KODIAK Armoured Engineer Vehicle and the.


MGCS The Smart Tank is Rolling in & HENSOLDT

The Main Ground Combat System is a project launched in 2017 by Germany and France, aiming to replace their current Leopard 2 and Leclerc main battle tanks. Coordinated by Germany, in contrast to the other major Franco-German program launched in 2018 , the MGCS will not be a single armoured fighting vehicle but a series of systems conceived around said vehicle.


Study Unofficial Main Ground Combat System (December Update) YouTube

The ambitious Franco-German MGCS (Main Ground Combat System) project is the ground combat system of the future. It will come into service between 2030 and 2040 and will continue to support ground forces in subsequent decades, serving as their main combat system. The system's requirements are one of the major challenges facing its.


Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) and Euro Main Battle Tank (EMBT

Introduction. In September last year, Paris and Berlin joined forces to breathe new life into the MGCS, or the Main Ground Combat System. This ambitious project, a product of French-German collaboration, seeks to redefine the landscape of tank warfare and ground combat, with its implementation expected between 2040 and 2045.


Rheinmetall'?s future tank. Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).

The MGCS goes well beyond a purely linear continuation of existing main battle tank capabilities. A multiplatform concept is favored, and the MGCS may involve both manned and unmanned ground vehicles as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Deliveries are expected to commence by 2035, with initial operational capability expected in 2040.


SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM Il “Main Ground Combat System” europeo

The Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) is a project launched in 2017 by Germany and France, aiming to replace their current Leopard 2 and Leclerc main battle tanks. Coordinated by Germany, in contrast to the other major Franco-German program launched in 2018 (the Future Combat Air System implemented under French lead), the MGCS will not be a single armoured fighting vehicle but a series of.


Project Mobile Ground Combat System. New tanks for France and Germany

PARIS --- On September 22, Paris and Berlin gave new impetus to the MGCS, their Main Ground Combat System. The result of a collaboration between France and Germany, this major military project aims to revolutionize the landscape of battle tanks and land combat by 2040-2045.


France, Germany sign Main Ground Combat System framework agreement

Italy, the Netherlands and "many others" expressed an interest in joining the project to develop the Main Ground Combat System, or MGCS, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said at a press.


Hensoldt vision for MGCS Main Ground Combat System Defense News

Representing next-generation technology, the weapon system - provisionally designated the 'Main Ground Combat System' (MGCS) - will constitute a quantum leap in both offensive and defensive capabilities. The decision to develop MGCS reflects the fact that battlefield threats to even the heaviest main battle tanks (MBTs) are growing.


Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) and Euro Main Battle Tank (EMBT

Initiated in 2017 alongside the Future Air Combat System (SCAF), the MGCS is a Franco-German armament program. It aims to replace the German Leopard 2 tanks and the French Leclerc tanks while incorporating the latest technological advancements. More than just a traditional heavy armored vehicle, the MGCS is conceived as a multi-platform system: a main battle tank equipped with a large-caliber.


France and Germany agree on new Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) MBT

The Program Executive Office-Ground Combat System (PEO GCS) serves as the "System of Systems Integrator" of the ground combat systems for the armed forces and leads Army transformation ef-forts toward future systems while main-taining a current combat-ready force. PEO GCS is a command partner in the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command.


MGCS Forschung und Technologie für das zukünftige Landkampfsystem

In the Letter of Intent signed by Germany and France in June 2018, Germany was designated as the lead nation for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) cooperation project. This project's objective is to replace the LEOPARD 2 and LECLERC Main Battle Tanks currently in service, in the mid-2030s. Using innovative cutting-edge technologies, the.


Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) and Euro Main Battle Tank (EMBT

Britain's interest in the Main Ground Combat System has all the markings of a test case for pursuing large-scale, joint programs in a post-Brexit Europe.


Main ground combat system (Leopard 3) by Tomjaspe2392 on DeviantArt

News. 04 May 2020. The Ministry of Defence of Germany announced on 28 th April 2020 the signature of two agreements with France for the joint development of a Main Battle Tank (MBT), the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). Announced in 2012, the project aims at replacing the ageing German Leopard 2 and French Leclerc by the mid-2030s.


Main Ground Combat System Concept by CNCH on DeviantArt

Main Ground Combat System (also called Leopard 3) is a project by France and Germany since 2012 to replace their currently deployed AMX Leclerc and Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs). In 2016, the program was in the concept phase which was projected to be completed by 2017. A precondition for the new tank is the development of a new main cannon.

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