Despite the failure of the future Franco-German tank, the armies are considering the future of motorized combat

The future Franco-German tank project failed, but it should not be said that way. A comment from the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Mandon, Thursday during his hearing before the Defense Committee at the National Assembly, ignited the powder.

“The result is not good,” he admitted, in response to a question from RN deputy Laurent Jacobelli on the MGCS (main ground combat system) project. “We hoped to build the tank in cooperation with the Germans. Unfortunately they decided to leave the project,” he declared in a formulation that was as lucid as it was not very formal. The staff then completed the response to moderate its impact.

Friday, traveling to Haillan with her counterpart Boris Pistorius, as part of the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin also delayed and downplayed: “We would like to share with my colleague, Minister Boris Pistorius, how much…