As EU seeks to cut defence dependency on US, how can it improve tank production?

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As EU seeks to cut defence dependency on US, how can it improve tank production?  The EU is trying to break its military dependency on the US amid pressure from the Trump administration, and buy more defence equipment in Europe.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/08/as-eu-seeks-to-cut-defence-dependency-on-us-how-can-it-improve-tank-production  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Europe is in a rearmament race. The United States is disengaging from the continent and

00:11Europeans depend on American military support for their defense. However, there's one area

00:17in which Europe has a degree of autonomy, tanks. Added together, the armies of the European

00:23Union have a total of 4,262 armored vehicles, slightly less than the 4,640 tanks in the

00:31USA. However, the situation varies greatly from one member country to another. Greece

00:37leads the way with 1,344 vehicles, followed by Poland and Romania. By comparison, Germany

00:45and France have 296 and 215 tanks respectively. While Athens stands out because of historical

00:53tensions with Turkey, Warsaw has beefed up its arsenal in response to the Russian threat.

00:59The case of armored vehicles reflects the problems facing the European defense industry.

01:28The market is highly fragmented, with several companies and several models, such as the

01:32French Leclerc tank and the German Leopard.

01:56Dozens of European models mean different training, different parts and therefore different

02:01maintenance. The question of standardizing equipment has been raised for many years.

02:08But behind this production lies issues of sovereignty, employment and economic activity

02:13that European capitals don't seem ready to give up.

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