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The Leopard 2 is a third generation German main battle tank (MBT). Developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s, the tank entered service in 1979 and replaced the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the West German army.
The Leopardo 2E or Leopard 2A6E (E stands for España (Spanish for 'Spain')) is a variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank (specifically the Leopard 2A6 variant), tailored to the requirements of the Spanish army, which acquired it as part of an armament modernization program named Programa Coraza, or Program Cuirass.
On 24 January 2023, Germany approved the transfer of 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine. [112] On 24 February 2023, this number was increased to 18. [113] Poland agreed to send 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from their army stocks on January 25. [114] Canada promised to send 4 "combat ready" Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine on January 26 ...
Leopard 2A6 A3 Germany: MBT. Main battle tank. 34: Leopard 2A6 upgraded with new Peri R17A3 commander optronics. (+51) in service as of 2019 [159] (-17) removed from service in 2022 to be modified in Leopard 2A7 A1 (see in future equipment section) [163] Leopard 2A6M Germany: MBT. Main battle tank. 20: Leopard 2A6 with better anti-mine protection.
On 28 March 2023, 18 German Leopard 2A6 [73] were delivered [74] On January 26, 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would give Ukraine 4 combat ready Leopard 2 tanks. Then on February 24, the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was announced that Canada would send 4 more Leopard 2 tanks to ...
Leopard 2A6 Germany: Main battle tank: 100 [1] One hundred Leopard 2A6 tanks were acquired used from the Netherlands between 2015 and 2019. [2] Leopard 2A4 Germany: Main battle tank: 100 [1] The vast majority of the Leopard 2A4 tanks were acquired used from Germany between 2002 and 2004; more were purchased in 2009.
The T-72 main battle tank was licensed-produced in the former Czechoslovakia but after its dissolution in the early 1990s, upgrade programs were developed both in Czechia and Slovakia to keep their fleets of T-72 MBTs operational and combat capable. M60 Phoenix: 2004 Jordan: 182 The M60 Phoenix is a Jordanian upgrade of the M60A3 main battle ...
The decision came amid the war in Donbas, where the Leopard 2A6 tanks that the Bundeswehr aimed to maintain until 2030 seemed inadequate. One analyst wrote "One of the Leopard 2's key disadvantages stems from the fact that it uses tungsten instead of depleted uranium for tank rounds. The choice of material affects performance.