Germany and France have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the two countries joint programming perspective the main tank, and advanced combat aircraft. Signatures under the document 19 June 2018 year put German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and the French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parley.
Программа Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) It aims to create a new main battle tank to replace the German Leopard 2 and the French Leclerc. Development under the leadership of the German party kicks off 2019 year, to 2024 it is planned to form a tactical and technical requirements for tank, and in the middle “thirties” years of planned supply of new tanks in the armies of both countries.
France will lead the program to create a Future Combat Air System promising aviation combat system (FCAS), the basis of which will be a new combat aircraft Next Generation Weapon System (WS). Work on the new system will start in the end 2018 of the year, to 2025 it is planned to formulate the concept of the new system, and entry into force scheduled for 2040 year.
According to the request of the parties, FCAS will be a multi-purpose combat air system using artificial intelligence, comprising elements of both manned, and unmanned vehicles, passes blog bmpd.
