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Main battle tank. 34: Leopard 2A6 upgraded with new Peri R17A3 commander optronics. (+51) in service as of 2019 [158] (-17) removed from service in 2022 to be modified in Leopard 2A7 A1 (see in future equipment section) [162] Leopard 2A6M Germany: MBT. Main battle tank. 20: Leopard 2A6 with better anti-mine protection. (+70) were modified from ...
The Panther KF51 (KF is short for German "Kettenfahrzeug" lit. ' tracked vehicle ') is a German fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) that is under development by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division).
After the war, West Germany was given United States-built M47 and M48 Patton tanks and in 1956 the Germans began development of the Leopard tank project to build a modern German tank, the Standard-Panzer, to replace the Bundeswehr's outdated tanks. The German Leopard (later known as Leopard 1) tank first entered service in 1965.
This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles, from their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the split between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern-day Germany.
OSLO/BERLIN (Reuters) -France's decision to send light AMX-10 RC armoured combat vehicles to Ukraine prompted renewed calls from within German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition for Berlin to send ...
The decision to put the Leopard 2 tank in production for the German army was made after a study was undertaken [when?], which showed that adopting the Leopard 2 model would result in a greater combat potential of the German army than producing more Leopard 1A4 tanks or developing an improved version of the Leopard 1A4 with 105/120 mm smoothbore ...
Furthermore, Norway is planning on upgrading 38 tanks to modern standards in the future. [50] Also has Leopard 1's in storage (unknown condition and quantity). Not in service. Leopard 2A7: 54 on order, option for further 18 Germany: Norway has ordered 54 Leopard 2A7 with expected delivery starting 2026. The new MBTs are expected to achieve FOC ...
Initial intent to replace 18 Leopard 2 A6 transferred to Ukraine and restart tank production. Framework agreement signed in May 2023 for 123 tanks. [23] Orders 18 ordered in May 2023 for €525.6 million + an option for 105 additional tanks for €2.9 billion. [23] 105 additional tanks approved for order by the parliament in July 2024. [41 ...