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KNDS France and METLEN sign exclusive deal to build VBCI in Greece

KNDS France signed an exclusive partnership with Greece's METLEN to produce the VBCI PHILOCTETES 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle in Greece, transferring aluminium armour know-how and localising the Mk2 welded structure's manufacture.

Verified AI-drafted METLEN press release, 7 April 2025

What it does not test. The release names no order quantity, contract value or signed Hellenic Army procurement, only an industrial production partnership.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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