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. [1][2][3][4] 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 n...

2025年1月27日 · On January 24, after resolving all legal and bureaucratic hurdles, the MGCS Project Company consortium was officially established. This entity is tasked with developing and producing a next-generation tank to replace the Leopard 2 and Leclerc. But this raises an important question: why?

2023年10月11日 · 主地面作战系统（MGCS）是法国和德国之间的一个合作项目，旨在取代久负盛名的德国豹2坦克和法国勒克莱尔坦克，同时整合尖端技术进步。 MGCS 不仅仅是一种传统的重型装甲车，它被设想为一个多平台系统，包括主战坦克、重型武装支援车辆和本地机器人资产，所有这些都相互关联，到 2040 年至 2045 年将彻底改变陆地作战领域。 MGCS的起源可以追溯到2017年，当时它与未来空中作战系统（SCAF）同时启动。 这项法德倡议旨在用现代化、适应 …

2023年1月23日 · The decision to develop MGCS reflects the fact that battlefield threats to even the heaviest main battle tanks (MBTs) are growing. This includes more sophisticated anti-tank weapons, long-range precision artillery, armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) s, loitering munitions with shaped charge warheads, and unarmed reconnaissance UAVs to aid ...

The MGCS or Main Ground Combat System started back in 2017 as a replacement for KWM Leopard 2 with later France joined in and KNDS consortium formed in the meatime. However the project seems in disarray today.

2024年11月29日 · Germany’s MGCS program is a visionary effort to create the next-generation tank, blending cutting-edge technologies like AI, sensor fusion, robotics, and autonomy to redefine modern ground warfare.

2024年12月28日 · The Main Ground Combat System, or MGCS, is a Franco-German initiative striving to develop a next-generation main battle tank to replace the aging German Leopard 2 and French Leclerc tanks. While highly capable in their prime, both tanks have grown long in the tooth and are nearing the limits of their adaptability in response to changes on the ...

2025年1月24日 · The Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project, which will replace the Leopard 2 and Leclerc main battle tanks (MBTs) with a cross-platform combat system by 2040, met with great interest from conference participants at Defence iQ’s 2025 International Armoured Vehicles conference (IAV 2025), held in Farnborough from 21-23 January.

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).

2025年1月24日 · The Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), a joint Franco-German project aimed at replacing the Leclerc and Leopard 2 tanks by 2035, advanced on January 23, 2025. In Paris, the four industrial partners—KNDS France, KNDS Deutschland, Thales SIX GTS, and Rheinmetall— signed a shareholder agreement to formalize their collaboration.