Leopard 2 main battle tanks10/6/2023 ![]() ![]() On March 8, 2023, the German news website "Der Spiegel" announced the delivery to Ukraine of 18 Leopard 2A6 from Germany and three from Portugal. On February 8, 2023, the Geman Defense Ministry announced that the first Leopard 2A6 tanks will be delivered to Ukraine in March 2023. This, along with the performance reserves, for instance of the suspension and propulsion systems, facilitates modernization and upgrading. On January 24, 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz approved the delivery to Ukraine of German-made Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tanks. The LEOPARD 2 is characterized by its modular design extending all the way to the assembly and component part levels. With its superior firepower - the result of an optimum combination of firepower, protection, mobility and C3I capabilities - the LEOPARD 2 is setting standards on a global scale. Hence, the very high availability of the system and its low life cycle costs. The LEOPARD 2 is the result of consistent further development of German tank technology, starting with the LEOPARD 1 and based on the experience of international Swedish LEOPARD 2 Strv 122 MBT users. The LEOPARD 2 is also produced on an international scale, with cooperation programs under the lead responsibility of KMW proving extremely successful and offering future user countries a guarantee of extensive production work share for their respective domestic industries. More than 3,000 LEOPARD 2's currently in service with eleven nations have so far been delivered by KMW as the prime contractor. In terms of its usage and deployment, the LEOPARD 2 is a truly international weapons system. The first version of the Leopard 2 tank was produced for the first time in 1979 and is in service in Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Turkey. We can easily identify the Leopard 2A6 compared to the Leopard 2A5, due to the use of the Rh 120 L55 cannon for the Leopard 2A6 which is one meter longer than the Rh 120 L44 mounted on the Leopard 2A5. ![]() The Leopard 2A6 entered into service with the German army in 2001. The Leopard 2A6 was developed and manufactured by the German Defence Company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann based on the Leopard 2A5 main battle tank. The Leopard 2A6 is one of the latest generations of the main battle tanks from the family of German Leopard. ![]()
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