The repair work is carried out by Lithuania Defence Services (LDS), a joint venture established in Lithuania in 2022 by major European defence manufacturers Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann.
The Swedish defence procurement agency (FMV) has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) with modernising its fleet of Leoarrd 2 main battle tanks.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces will collaborate with the German defence industry to repair Leopard 2 tanks brought from the battlefield in Ukraine to Lithuania.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a contract with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the upgrade of 44 Leopard 2 (Stridsvagn 122) tanks.
On September 21, the Danish Armed Forces announced the receipt of the last of 44 Leopard 2 tanks upgraded from the A5 to A7 standard.
The Swiss parliament has approved the resale of 25 Leopard 2 tanks to the German firm Rheinmetall.
It has been named the best armoured tank in the world - by experts and by those that use it alike. Now, ten Swedish armoured tanks (Stridsvagn 122) are on the battlefield in Ukraine.
The Government of Sweden has adopted a new support package to Ukraine. The assistance includes ammunition and spare parts for several of the equipment systems.
The Lithuanian Minister of Defence Arvydas Anušauskas has announced that a letter of intent will be signed with the German defence industry for the acquisition of Leopard 2 tanks.
A repair centre in Poland for Leopard tanks supplied to Ukraine has been completed and put into operation.
The exact number of Leopard 2 tanks to be purchased for the Italian Army is unclear.
54 main battle tanks, which were contracted by Norway from German company KMW in February, received the designation Leopard 2A8NOR.
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