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. 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 not be a single armoured fighting vehicle but a series of. 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 capabilities. The decision to develop MGCS reflects the fact that battlefield threats to even the heaviest main battle tanks (MBTs) are growing.
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Initiated in 2017 alongside the Future Air Combat System (SCAF), the MGCS is a Franco-German armament program. It aims to replace the German Leopard 2 tanks and the French Leclerc tanks while incorporating the latest technological advancements. More than just a traditional heavy armored vehicle, the MGCS is conceived as a multi-platform system: a main battle tank equipped with a large-caliber. The MGCS goes well beyond a purely linear continuation of existing main battle tank capabilities. A multiplatform concept is favored, and the MGCS may involve both manned and unmanned ground vehicles as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Deliveries are expected to commence by 2035, with initial operational capability expected in 2040. Introduction. In September last year, Paris and Berlin joined forces to breathe new life into the MGCS, or the Main Ground Combat System. This ambitious project, a product of French-German collaboration, seeks to redefine the landscape of tank warfare and ground combat, with its implementation expected between 2040 and 2045. The Main Ground Combat System is a project launched in 2017 by Germany and France, aiming to replace their current Leopard 2 and Leclerc main battle tanks. Coordinated by Germany, in contrast to the other major Franco-German program launched in 2018 , the MGCS will not be a single armoured fighting vehicle but a series of systems conceived around said vehicle.
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Britain's interest in the Main Ground Combat System has all the markings of a test case for pursuing large-scale, joint programs in a post-Brexit Europe. The ambitious Franco-German MGCS (Main Ground Combat System) project is the ground combat system of the future. It will come into service between 2030 and 2040 and will continue to support ground forces in subsequent decades, serving as their main combat system. The system's requirements are one of the major challenges facing its. As part of a ground-breaking project, Germany and France are working together on a state-of-the-art tank system given the unassuming title of Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). It is set to replace the current Leopard 2 and Leclerc main battle tanks (MBT). HENSOLDT has identified the MGCS as a major strategic programme and will develop the key. the main development work on the program of the Main Ground Combat System will start in 2019. By the middle of the decade, the designers will complete the design, and then an experienced tank of a.
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The Main Ground Combat System. In 2019, Germany and France agreed to work together on a future ground combat system called the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). Rheinmetall, one of Europe's leading suppliers of armoured vehicles such as the LEOPARD MBT, MBT Advanced Technology Demonstrator LYNX IFV, KODIAK Armoured Engineer Vehicle and the. Main Ground Combat System ISL's Research and Technology serving the future French-German Main Ground Combat System From long-range detection/identification of incoming threats, to protection of the personnel and on-board high-end equipment, to their destructive power, Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) and their surrogates concentrate many of
News. 04 May 2020. The Ministry of Defence of Germany announced on 28 th April 2020 the signature of two agreements with France for the joint development of a Main Battle Tank (MBT), the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). Announced in 2012, the project aims at replacing the ageing German Leopard 2 and French Leclerc by the mid-2030s. In the Letter of Intent signed by Germany and France in June 2018, Germany was designated as the lead nation for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) cooperation project. This project's objective is to replace the LEOPARD 2 and LECLERC Main Battle Tanks currently in service, in the mid-2030s. Using innovative cutting-edge technologies, the.
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MGCS (Main Ground Combat System) is a project by France and Germany for a new state-of-the-art tank. HENSOLDT strives to develop the game-changing networked sensor solution for MGCS. The goal: Offering the crew an automated situation analysis in real time with the support of AI. PARIS --- On September 22, Paris and Berlin gave new impetus to the MGCS, their Main Ground Combat System. The result of a collaboration between France and Germany, this major military project aims to revolutionize the landscape of battle tanks and land combat by 2040-2045.
