Main Ground Combat System - Wikipedia
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. [1][2][3][4] 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 n...
Europe unveils world’s most powerful tank with triple threat …
Jun 26, 2024 · The tank was designed for the Main Combat Ground System (MCGS), a collaboration between France and Germany to develop a common tank for their respective armies. The MCGS initiative was...
British military looks to the ‘Eurotank’ as it weighs its hardware …
Jan 11, 2021 · The Franco-German joint venture KNDS displayed its new European main battle tank, a precursor to the Main Ground Combat System, at the 2018 Eurosatory exhibit in Paris. (Staff)
Main Ground Combat System (MGCS): A Status Report
Jan 23, 2023 · In 2018, France and Germany agreed to jointly develop a successor to their respective main battle tanks (MBTs), the Leclerc and the Leopard 2. 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 ...
Discover EMBT future concept of Enhanced Main Battle Tank …
Jul 2, 2022 · The ASCALON for “Autoloaded and SCALable Outperforming guN” is a new generation of 140mm tank gun designed to reach Technology Readiness Level 6 by 2025 to facilitate its proposal as the main weapon system for the Franco-German Main Combat Ground System (MCGS) program, which will develop a next-generation main battle tank and supporting ...
Germany Has Unveiled The ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Tank
Jun 30, 2024 · The Main Combat Ground System (MCGS) plan—an initiative that France and Germany jointly launched in 2017 to develop a shared tank for both armies—was responsible for developing the EMBT ADT140. Despite its slow progress, the program intends to create a flexible and resilient MBT.
MGCS (2017-2040) - tank-afv.com
It's rare to do some prospective, but there has been recent development about probably the most important ground forces procurement program in Europe, it's main battle tank at the horizon of 2030-2040. This project is called the "Mobile Ground Combat System".
Leonardo-KNDS Negotiations on Italy’s Main Battle Tank Hit …
Nexter (KDNS Group) is proposing a new artillery projective built around the ASCALON concept (Autoloaded and SCALable Outperforming guN) for the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) main battle tank designed to cope with...
Research and Technology for the Future Main Ground Combat …
Aug 15, 2020 · The demonstration of Russia’s new T-14 ARMATA tank caused a sensation. Experts soon agreed that this new weapon would outperform NATO’s best heavy battle tanks and be hard to beat technologically. The Franco-German MGCS Project. The Leopard 2 and Leclerc battle tanks used by the German and French armies were designed in the 1980s.
Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) – Status and Path Forward
May 18, 2021 · According to a government report submitted to the German parliament, new European partners are expected to join the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) effort to develop a future land warfare system, a key component of which will likely be a new European main battle tank.