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French top general acknowledges joint tank program with Germany has failed

PARIS — France’s top general Fabien Mandon admitted on Thursday that the Franco-German next-generation battle tank project had failed. It’s one of the first times a French official has publicly acknowledged that the plans have faltered, after…

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Published2 h ago (Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:37:30 GMT)
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AuthorLaura Kayali