(Alliance News) - Leonardo Spa announced Wednesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rheinmetall to create a new 50-50 joint venture aimed at developing a European-wide industrial and technological approach in the field of defense systems

land.

The agreement is aimed at the industrial development and subsequent commercialization of the new Main Battle Tank and Lynx platform for the Armoured Infantry Combat System program within the Italian Army's land systems programs, the company points out in a note.

Final assembly lines, vehicle homologation testing, delivery activities and logistics support will be carried out in Italy with an Italian share of 60 percent.

Leonardo closed Wednesday in the green 3.8 percent to EUR22.38 per share.

By Chiara Bruschi, Alliance News reporter

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