At Eurosatory fair in June 2018 in Paris, France, French-German KNDS Group (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Nexter Defense Systems) unveiled the "European Main Battle Tank" (EMBT), a technology demonstrator main battle tank that combines the hull of a Leopard 2A7 with the lighter, two-man turret of a Leclerc. The two elements were integrated at Nexter’s facility at Roanne, where Leclerc production was originally undertaken. Since then, the EMBT has undertaken mobility and firing trials, the latter perform