The launch of the KNDS tank at the Eurosatory exhibition near Paris follows last week's decision by France and Germany to drop their joint FCAS fighter jet programme after months of disputes between Airbus (AIR.PA), and Dassault Aviation (AM.PA) KNDS said the CAPINT, for "intermediary capability", combines a chassis produced by its German division and a tank gun made by its French division. It aims to strengthen French Army capabilities, KNDS said, and will "pave the way" for the next-generation Main Ground Combat System. Initiated in 2017, the MGCS is intended to replace Germany's Leopard 2 and France's Leclerc tanks,...