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2,437 Leopard 1 tanks originally ordered. Retired and replaced by the Leopard 2. Remaining Leopard 1 tanks are in long-term storage, at tank recycling facilities, or held by private defence companies for resale. As of 2023, Rheinmetall has 100 Leopard 1A5 tanks, 88 of which are suitable for service and are being retrofitted and sent to Ukraine.
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Its main types are tank (Leopard 1 and M60), mechanized (with wheeled vehicles — EE-9 Cascavel, EE-11 Urutu and VBTP-MR Guarani), armored (with tracked vehicles — tanks and the M-113) and guard (on horseback). Its troops serve in vehicle crews or as fusiliers on board, who can also fight on foot.
By IISS estimates, the Brazilian Army fielded over 2,250 armored fighting vehicles in 2023, the highest number in Latin America, although modern models were a minority of this total. This number includes 292 main battle tanks and 1,466 armored personnel carriers. [2]
Modern armoured fighting vehicles produced in the People's Republic of ... Leopard 2PL – modern tank based on Leopard 2. ... BWP-1 series infantry fighting vehicle;
Germany plans to order 105 Leopard 2 A8 tanks from armsmaker KNDS for 2.93 billion euros ($3.14 billion), according to a confidential budget draft seen by Reuters on Thursday. Others will ...
Armored recovery vehicle of the Patton tanks family. [59] [101] 113 M578 United States: Armored recovery vehicle. [25] [102] Armored vehicle-launched bridges 16 Leopard-2 Leguan Germany: Armoured vehicle-launched bridge based on Leopard-2 chassis. [59] [103] [100] 10 Leopard-1 Biber Germany: Armoured vehicle-launched bridge based on Leopard-1 ...
Since 1990, the Leopard 1 were gradually relegated to secondary roles: Italy had 720 Leopard 1 (600 A2s, 120 A5s) that were retired by the end of 2008 (replaced by Ariete main battle tank); the AEVs, ARVs and ABLVs remain in service and 120 Leopard were kept in reserve. Leopard 1 C1 Ariete front view