Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks ...

A new armour package for Leopard 2A4 turret and hull is in production in Turkey. Aselsan has begun ‘mass production’ of an armour upgrade kit for Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks in service with the ...

In 2002 Germany donated to Poland a a total of 128 Leopard 2A4 tanks from the German Army stocks. In 2013 German MoD signed a contract with Poland to sell another 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks, plus 105 newer ...

Defensively, a mine-protection kit superior to the 2A6M is installed. In 2017 the Bundeswehr ordered their Leopard 2A4s, 2A6, and 2A7s to be upgraded to the 2A7V standard, which adds some additional ...

The German-made Leopard 2 main battle tank is at the top of Ukraine's shopping list as Kyiv lobbies its Western partners to expand military aid. The tank—of which about 2,000 are used by a number of ...

Since being introduced into service with the West German military in 1979, the Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT) has earned significant praise as one of the best in the world. As the successor to the ...

Ever since tanks first arrived on the battlefield in World War I, well over a century ago, tracked armored combat vehicles have been a necessity in combat, even now in the age of drones and cyber ...