KMW and Nexter are no more.
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I'm not a fan of this. Never was. I am not against such fusaions, but agaiunst the fusion of German KMW with French Nexter. Plenty of know-how will go from Germany to France. Not so much the other way around. Germany does not need this deal, France very much needs it, also to externalise some of the French costs to Germany.
The two nations will next collide on export regulations to third countries outside NATO, where Germany traditionally wants a much tighter regulation than France, and Paris wants a very loose handling.
The rivalry of Rheinmetall with former KMW and now KNDS will also produce thrilling results. RM cooperaters with KMW in the Leopards, at the same time raises compoetition to this project by propducing a rival to both the Puma IFV and the Leopard 2 MBT. The heads of both companies can't stand each other and are also engaged in a trade of personal hostilities.