Germany plans to take 40% in Leopard tank maker KNDS, joining France as stakeholder
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FILE - A boxer armoured personnel carrier, from left, a Puma infantry fighting vehicle and a Leopard battle tank are displayed during the opening of a new production line production line of Boxer 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced by pan-European defense company KNDS in Munich, Germany, on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)FILE - A boxer armoured personnel carrier, from left, a Puma infantry fighting vehicle and a Leopard battle tank are displayed during the opening of a new production line production line of Boxer 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced by pan-European defense company KNDS in Munich, Germany, on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
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FILE - A boxer armoured personnel carrier, from left, a Puma infantry fighting vehicle and a Leopard battle tank are displayed during the opening of a new production line production line of Boxer 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced by pan-European defense company KNDS in Munich, Germany, on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)