Italy selects Leopard 2 main battle tank for its land forces
The exact number of Leopard 2 tanks to be purchased for the Italian Army is unclear.
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.
The Swiss government has given its support for the decommissioning of 25 advanced Leopard 2 battle tanks, with the intention of selling them back to Germany.
Germany is set to purchase 18 Leopard 2 tanks for 525 million euros, according to a defense source cited by Reuters.
Together with Denmark, the Netherlands is to purchase 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine.
We are currently refurbishing 50 Leopard 2 and 100 Leopard 1 tanks, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told the German newspaper “Neue Ruhr Zeitung”.
The battle tanks promised to Ukraine by Germany and Portugal will be delivered by the end of March, according to German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
Germany’s Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius decided to donate four additional Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks to Ukraine from Bundeswehr’s stock.
The government of Sweden presented a new extensive support package for Ukraine.
Germany has so far invested around EUR 3.3 billion in providing Ukraine with military support, says German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius.
The German Army, the Bundeswehr, has begun training Ukrainian soldiers in how to operate the Leopard 2 main battle tank.
Norway will send eight Leopard 2 main battle tanks, ammunition, and spare parts to Ukraine, Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram announced on Tuesday.