Rheinmetall JV's MGCS moves ahead

In May 2024, a few days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding by France and Germany to relaunch the “Main Ground Combat System” [MGCS – Main Ground Combat System] by reorganizing it according to a “pillar” logic, the European Commission unveiled a list of fifty-four projects eligible for funding from the Fund... This article Tank of the future: Led by the French Thales, the European FMBTech project has been officially launched appea…

MGCS Project Company GmbH (MPC) established in Cologne - MÖNCH PUBLISHING GROUP

The founding of the company marks a further significant step in the MGCS project The next step has now been taken in the Franco-German armaments project Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). On the basis of the approval by the German Federal Cartel Office, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Thales legally incorporated the ‘MGCS Project Company GmbH (MPC)’ on 10 April 2025 in Cologne. Dipl. Ing. Dipl. Wirt. Ing. and Colonel (G…

The European Main Battle Tank Development (FMBTech) project has been launched to develop the technologies behind the tank of the future - EDR Magazine

22 April 2025 – The Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks (FMBTech) project has been officially launched. This European project aims to revolutionise Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for modern hybrid warfare. Coordinated by Thales, the initiative brings together a consortium of 26 companies from 13 European Union (EU) Member States and Norway. Funded by the European Commission under the European Defence Fund (EDF, 2023 edition) and the…

Its product catalogue includes battle tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery systems, ammunition and military bridges, among others.Its leaders say that the creation of KNDS “represents the beginning of the consolidation of the terrestrial defence systems industry in Europe.” For its part, the German Rheinmetall AG, with more than 31,000 employees, 171 centers of activity in different parts of the world and a turnover of 9.8 billion euros in 2024, …

Rheinmetall JV's MGCS moves ahead

The next step has now been taken in the Franco-German armaments project Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). On the basis of the approval by the German Federal Cartel Office, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Thales legally incorporated the ‘MGCS Project Company GmbH (MPC)’ on 10 April 2025 in Cologne. Dipl. Ing. Dipl. Wirt. Ing. and Colonel (G.S. German Armed Forces Reserve) Stefan Gramolla was appointed managing director.…