Leopard 2A8 main battle tank at Eurosatory 2024. Photo: Defence Industry Europe.
The German government plans to purchase over 100 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks manufactured by KNDS Deutschland, as reported by Der Spiegel.
The government has informed the parliament’s budget committee about its intention to acquire up to 105 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks, according to the weekly magazine.
The procurement, estimated to cost taxpayers nearly EUR 2.93 billion, aims to complete the delivery of these tanks to the armed forces by 2030.
This acquisition will enable the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, to modernize its aging tank fleet and ensure that its combat brigade in Lithuania is equipped with the best possible tanks, the magazine reported.
According to defence sources, up to 35 of the new Leopard 2 battle tanks will be stationed in Lithuania as part of the German brigade deployment.
The Pentagon said it has delivered more than 25,000 unmanned and counter-drone systems to U.S. Central Command in 2026, backed by about $782 million in investment.
AIRO Group Holdings said a U.S. government customer ordered two types of drones from the company, the RQ-35 Heidrun and RQ-70 Dainn, in its first U.S. drone sale.
RTX is adding production capacity for Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-6 and SM-3 IB missiles under four multiyear Pentagon contracts worth about $70 billion combined.
The Department of the Air Force has assigned senior leaders to 15 mission areas to move what it calls “super intelligence” from testing into operational use.
Rheinmetall expects Germany’s parliament to approve the Arminius Boxer armoured vehicle contract in the first quarter of 2027, with a detailed price audit likely to push the decision past year-end.
British F-35 jets flying from HMS Prince of Wales intercepted a Russian Tu-95 Bear long-range bomber during a major NATO exercise off Norway, the Royal Navy said.
Britain’s Titania military satellite is in orbit, giving the armed forces another way to observe military activity on Earth, the Ministry of Defence said.
The 46,000-square-foot building will be the first at Dyess dedicated solely to the new bomber, with secure workspaces and communications networks for planning and preparing strike missions.
The U.S. Space Force is setting up an operations center to coordinate satellite networks from different providers and direct data where it is needed most.
