Germany and France: Still keen on joint defense projects?
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (l) and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu have been keen to show solidarity Germany and France decided to jointly develop key weapons systems, but several have been abandoned. And now, the MGCS battle tank prestige project is meeting a lot of resistance. The development of the Franco-German battle tank MGCS has taken a step forward this week. Army inspectors from both countries signed a document on the requirements for the joint main battle tank of the future. "This is a milestone that will enable the work to come," said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a joint press conference with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu. To overcome the crisis in Franco-German armaments cooperation, Lecornu invited Pistorius to Evreux in Normandy, from where the binational airlift squadron operates. It was seen as a milestone for the close military cooperation agreed upon by both countries in the Elysee Treaty in...