Specifically, there might be instances where German ammunition might not have enough kinetic energy to ensure a kill against the T-80, T-90 and obviously the Armata," which was to be shown at the 9 May Victory Day Parades in 2015.
Because of the limitations of tungsten ammunition, the Bundeswehr has some doubts as to the ability of its penetrator rounds to punch through the armour of the latest Russian tanks. The choice of material affects performance. One analyst wrote "One of the Leopard 2's key disadvantages stems from the fact that it uses tungsten instead of depleted uranium for tank rounds. The decision came amid the war in Donbas, where the Leopard 2A6 tanks that the Bundeswehr aimed to maintain until 2030 seemed rather inadequate. In December 2014 the Bundestag approved the development of a new generation of tanks while Ursula von der Leyen was Minister of Defence. Īccording to Frank Franck Haun, CEO of KDNS, various countries have shown interest in joining the MGCS, including Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom discussions are still ongoing on the matter as of 2022. The first production unit is expected to roll off the assembly line in 2035. Ultimately, an agreement was reached which would see Nexter, KMW and Rheinmetall lead the development of 1/3 of the program's pillars each, with the guarantee that Nexter would be manufacturing 50% of the systems as originally agreed, while the remaining half is shared between the two German contractors. The latter's addition to the MGCS did not go without tensions between Paris and Berlin as development leadership on the various pillars of the program as well industrial production were supposed to be equally split between the two countries. It is to be developed and manufactured by KNDS (a holding company founded in 2015 by German arms producer KMW and the French defence firm Nexter Systems) and Rheinmetall, which joined the project in 2019. 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 system of systems conceived around said vehicle. 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.
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