France and Germany Move Ahead in Plan to Design New Battle Tank

Sebastien Lecornu and Boris Pistorius — Sebastien Lecornu and Boris Pistorius
Photographer: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images

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By Michael Nienaber

April 24, 2024 at 5:46 PM UTC

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Germany and France will seal an agreement on Friday to jointly develop a new battle tank as Europe races to shore up its defenses in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper they will sign a memorandum of understanding on the project in Paris on Friday.