The Finnish Defence Forces announced, on 7 December, that it had received authorization from the Ministry of Defence to sign a contract for fire control system upgrades for the Finnish… Continue reading "Finnish Leopard 2s To Receive Multipurpose High Explosive Shell Compatibility"
The Leopard 2, one of the most prominent Main Battle Tanks (or MBTs) of the Cold War was introduced back in the early 1980s. Since then it has become a… Continue reading "The Future of the Leopard 2"
The long story of Poland’s Leopard 2 modernization is not complete yet. Although the initial issues over intellectual property, that put the entire project to a halt, have been solved,… Continue reading "Bumar May Not Meet Leopard 2PL Delivery Schedule"
Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, manufacturer of the Leopard 2 main battle tank, has been awarded a contract to equip the Leopard 2A7A1 main battle tanks of the Bundeswehr with Rafael’s Trophy hard-kill active… Continue reading "Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann Contracted To Install Trophy APS On German Leopard 2A7A1s"
On 3 July, a Hungarian Defense Forces delegation visited the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 2 plant in Munich. Members of the delegation included Brigadier General Gábor Lőrincz, commanding officer of the… Continue reading "First Hungarian Leopard 2A4s Ready"
German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has started the assembly of Leopard 2A4 tanks for the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF). The contract to procure these tanks was signed in December… Continue reading "KMW Begins Assembly of Leopard 2 Tanks for Hungary"
At the 27th annual MSPO Expo in Poland, Bumar-Labedy Company had shown its modernization of the Polish Leopard 2A4 MBT named the Leopard 2PL. The Polish variant of the tank… Continue reading "Polish Leopard 2 Modernization Meets Dead End"
On February 5, the first Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks for the Royal Danish Army’s Jutland Dragoon Regiment arrived at the regiment’s Dragoon Barracks in Holstebro. This follows the handover… Continue reading "The First New Leopard 2A7s Arrive at Denmark’s Jutland Dragoon Regiment"
On 29 October 2019, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, the manufacturer of the Leopard 2A7V (Verbessert, or improved) main battle tank, handed over the first two tanks to the German and Danish armies… Continue reading "Denmark and Germany Receive First Leopard 2A7Vs"
On October 25, the Finnish Army announced that the final Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks it purchased had been delivered to Vuosaari Harbour at 06:45 local time. The Finnish Army… Continue reading "Final Finnish Leopard 2A6s Delivered"