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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has signed agreements with Italy, Spain and Sweden on the development of a successor to the Leopard 2 tank, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday. The initiative is to take place under the leadership of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, the German arms makers building the Leopard 2, Handelsblatt reported, citing unnamed industry and political sources. The German defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The defence ministry in Paris and the office of President Emmanuel Macron did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It cited French government sources as saying the topic would be raised at Franco-German government consultations scheduled for the start of October.
Persons: French Leclerc, Maffei, Handelsblatt, Sweden's, Italy's Leonardo, Emmanuel Macron, Friederike Heine, Sabine Siebold, Michel Rose, Andrew Cawthorne, Alison Williams Organizations: BERLIN, Krauss, Rheinmetall, European Defence Fund, Sweden's Saab, Franco Locations: Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, France, Berlin, Franco, French, Spanish, Europe, U.S, Africa, Russia, Paris
BERLIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Germany has signed agreements with Italy, Spain and Sweden on the development of a successor to the Leopard 2 tank, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday. The German defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The delays to the proposed Franco-German project have strained ties already tested by differences over energy topics and the question to what extent Europe should become independent from the U.S. in its security policy. The defence ministry in Paris and the office of President Emmanuel Macron did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It cited French government sources as saying the topic would be raised at Franco-German government consultations scheduled for the start of October.
Persons: French Leclerc, Maffei, Handelsblatt, Sweden's, Italy's Leonardo, Emmanuel Macron, Friederike Heine, Sabine Siebold, Michel Rose, Andrew Cawthorne, Alison Williams Organizations: Krauss, Rheinmetall, European Defence Fund, Sweden's Saab, Franco, Thomson Locations: Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, France, Berlin, Franco, French, Spanish, Europe, U.S, Africa, Russia, Paris
France is also considering sending its Leclerc tanks to Ukraine. A French Leclerc tank during an exercise in Germany in November 2019. Some claim it performed better than the M1 Abrams tanks that Saudi Arabia has used in that conflict. The Leclerc's lighter weight may make it more maneuverable than the other Western tanks headed to Ukraine. But other than Rafale jet fighters, the most powerful weapon — symbolically and militarily — that France could provide would be Leclerc tanks.
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