During the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris, leading European defence companies (KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales) signed a letter of intent for the MGCS programme.
The German government plans to purchase over 100 Leopard 2 main battle tanks, as reported by Der Spiegel.
Poland intends to sign a new contract for 180 K2 main battle tanks this September, Polish Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
EODH and KNDS extended their long lasting cooperation until 2035 with a new contract to integrate ASPIS NG Protection System to Leopard MBTs.
At Eurosatory 2024, Rheinmetall is presenting the Concept Uncrewed Turret(CUT), the concept demonstrator of an uncrewed turret for a next-generation main battle tank.
Negotiations between KNDS, a leading European manufacturer of military land systems, and Leonardo, an Italian aerospace and defence company, have officially ended without agreement.
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KNDS has made a new successful firing campaign of the ASCALON 140mm gun. KNDS has demonstrated an easy and quick change of the barrel caliber from 120 to 140mm in less than one hour.
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has been commissioned to develop the preliminary design for the new M1E3 Abrams main battle tank.
The Hungarian land forces have recently taken delivery of two additional Leopard 2A7HU main battle tanks, produced by KNDS Germany in Munich under a contract signed in 2018.
At this year's Black Sea Defence and Aerospace (BSDA) exhibition in Bucharest, South Korean company Hyundai Rotem displayed its combat-proven K2 Black Panther main battle tank.
The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic plans to purchase more than 100 main battle tanks to form and equip two new tank battalions in the land forces.
The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has showcased the capabilities of its K2 Black Panther main battle tank, offering it to the Romanian armed forces.
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