Italian Parliament approves Leopard 2A8 procurement programme
The Italian government will allocate nearly EUR 8.5 billion for the programme to acquire 132 Leopard 2A8 tanks and 140 other vehicles.
The Italian government will allocate nearly EUR 8.5 billion for the programme to acquire 132 Leopard 2A8 tanks and 140 other vehicles.
The Italian Ministry of Defence submitted for approval to both chambers of parliament documents related to the Leopard 2A8IT main battle tank procurement programme.
The Czech Republic is in advanced negotiations to acquire Leopard 2A8 tanks, according to the Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová.
Under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Defence, Leonardo and KNDS have signed an agreement for further development of a more intensive cooperation.
EuroTrophy GmbH announces that it has been awarded a contract from KNDS for the Leopard 2A8 programs for Germany and Norway.
The Czech Republic plans to procure 77 Leopard main battle tanks in the modern 2A8 version from Germany.
According to Italian media, negotiations with Germany regarding the purchase of Leopard 2A7/2A8 main battle tanks produced by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW).
German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) will receive new Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks, the most advanced version of the Leopard tank series.
Prague aims to purchase approximately 70 state of the art Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks and expects the delivery by the end of this decade.
Germany is set to acquire 18 Leopard 2A8 tanks and 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers to replenish its depleted stocks caused by deliveries to Ukraine.