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Mapping Europe’s Armoured Vehicle Component and Subsystem Industry

Jun 21, 2025
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Only a few European countries can produce modern MBTs based on their individual financial and industrial resources”. Due to the high cost, cooperative projects should be the aim for Europe.

Introduction and Scope

The European and UK land defence industry is supported by a vast secondary industrial base of specialized suppliers. These companies – often small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or niche high-tech firms – deliver critical subsystems and components for main battle tanks (MBTs), infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), armoured person…

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