Armin Papperger, CEO of German defence industry giant Rheinmetall, said the company could deliver refurbished Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in 2024 at the earliest.
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) awarded Nexter an order for 50 renovated Leclerc tanks (XLR). Industrial qualification tests are continuing in close collaboration with the DGA and the French army
On January 4, an intergovernmental agreement was signed between Poland and the United States for the supply of 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks.
Slovak Minister of Defence Jaroslav Naď welcomed Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany Christine Lambrecht to the Slovak MOD in an enhanced honour cordon ceremony.
The technology company VINCORION, based in Wedel near Hamburg, Germany, will supply a new generator test bench to Israel.
Under the German government’s “Ringtausch” equipment exchange programme, Rheinmetall will soon be supplying the Slovak Republic with main battle tanks.
The United States and the Netherlands will finance the transfer to Ukraine of T-72B tanks that have been overhauled in the Czech Republic.
The ERA brought with it a little revolution in tank and anti-tank warfare since it pushed engineers and mechanics to start, research and develop new weapons to penetrate the ERA and destroy the tank.
Ukraine needs to move to a new phase of the war if it is to reclaim its territory occupied by Russia. A European plan to supply Leopard tanks should be at the heart of this effort.
Under the contracts, Elbit Systems will perform an upgrade of the MBTs and provide advanced electronics suites.
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