Partnership
KNDS x Nexter (MGCS Joint Venture)
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann joined with French state-owned Nexter Systems to form KMW+Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS) a holding company half owned by KMW private owners and half by the French state. The alliance consolidated European land defense systems industry and formed the basis for the MGCS main battle tank project.
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- joint venture
- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2015-12-0110.8 years ago
- Active for
- 10.8 years
Who’s involved
Krauss-Maffei Wegmannco developer
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), German defense company manufacturing tanks and military vehicles, part of [Knds](/companies/knds).
Off-registry parties
- Nexter Systems · co developer
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