Quote Originally Posted by GenosseGeneral View Post
According to Der Spiegel, the German Ministry of Defence is pushing for the development of a new generation of MBTs. Source is unfortunately in German.
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutsc...a-1035063.html
Not so unfortunate for me. What's interesting is that it also mentions a potential fusion betwen KMW (Leopard 2 manufacturer) and Nexter (Leclerc manufacturer) that may still happen this year. The new bigger corporation would then develop a new MBT for France and Germany apparently. It says the end of the Leopard 2's lifecycle is scheduled for 2030 and they would like the new MBT to be ready to replace it then.