The German government denied on the 9th local time that it had decided to withdraw from the project to jointly develop a next-generation tank with France. Earlier, French Third Army Chief of Staff Fabian Mandon announced on the 8th that Germany had decided to withdraw from the “main ground combat system” project. A German Ministry of Defense spokesman said that Germany and France announced adjustments to the joint main battle tank system project a few months ago to learn the lessons brought by Russia's military operation against Ukraine, but this does not mean that the project has failed. Germany remains committed to maintaining an equal partnership with France, and cooperation will focus on future technology in the field of armored warfare. Germany and France launched a “ground main combat system” project in 2017 to build a ground combat system with tanks as the core. It is planned to be put into use in 2045 to replace France's “Leclerc” and Germany's “Panther 2” main battle tanks.

The German government denied on the 9th local time that it had decided to withdraw from the project to jointly develop a next-generation tank with France. Earlier, French Third Army Chief of Staff Fabian Mandon announced on the 8th that Germany had decided to withdraw from the “main ground combat system” project. A German Ministry of Defense spokesman said that Germany and France announced adjustments to the joint main battle tank system project a few months ago to learn the lessons brought by Russia's military operation against Ukraine, but this does not mean that the project has failed. Germany remains committed to maintaining an equal partnership with France, and cooperation will focus on future technology in the field of armored warfare. Germany and France launched a “ground main combat system” project in 2017 to build a ground combat system with tanks as the core. It is planned to be put into use in 2045 to replace France's “Leclerc” and Germany's “Panther 2” main battle tanks.