Switzerland approves export of 25 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Germany
The Federal Council of Switzerland approved the application for the export of 25 Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks to their original manufacturer, Rheinmetall Landsysteme.
The Federal Council of Switzerland approved the application for the export of 25 Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks to their original manufacturer, Rheinmetall Landsysteme.
The Ukrainian government has awarded Rheinmetall a contract for Leopard 1 systems, including 25 main battle tanks Leopard 1A5.
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 collaboration in the MGCS programme is led by Nexter on the French side and by Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall on the German end.
The Swiss parliament has approved the resale of 25 Leopard 2 tanks to the German firm Rheinmetall.
The MGCS aims to develop a future land warfare system that includes a Main Battle Tank (MBT) around 2040.
The new generation tank, developed under the MGCS program, would completely overhaul the features of today's European Main Battle Tanks (MBT).
The DAPA agency has approved the production plan for the fourth batch of K2 Black Panther tanks intended for the ROK Armed Forces.
Hyundai Rotem has delivered seven additional K2 Black Panther tanks to the Polish Armed Forces.
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.
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