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Thales-led EU consortium launches EUR 19 million FMBTech tank tech project

A 26 member, 13 country EU consortium led by Thales launched FMBTech, a EUR 19 million European Defence Fund project to develop modular technology upgrades for existing and future main battle tanks.

Reported AI-drafted Thales press release, corroborated via VTT EU grant record, 22 April 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that any resulting technology will be fielded on tanks, only that the three year research project has started.

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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