Leonardo in contact with 2 other firms on Main Battle Tank

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 12 - Italian aerospace and defence giant Leonardo is in contact with two other interlocutors regarding other industrial collaboration programmes for the so-called 'Main Battle Tank' (MBT), a new combat tank model for the Italian army, sources said Wednesday.
    According to the well-informed sources, this comes after the Italian state-owned company broke off negotiations with the German KNDS for the joint configuration of an MBT programme.
    The reason behind interrupting the collaboration was reportedly the German company's intention to supply the Leopard 2 tanks with its standard technology, without further upgrades, despite the fact that the vehicle is to last until 2035. (ANSA).