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The Leopard 2A7+ was first shown to the public during the Eurosatory 2010, featuring the label "Developed by KMW – tested and qualified by the German Ministry of Defence". The Leopard 2A7+ has been tested by the Bundeswehr under the name UrbOp (urban operations). [citation needed] The Leopard 2A7+ is designed to operate both in low-intensity ...
Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Main battle tank Leopard 2A8NOR Germany Main battle tank: 54 on order In February 2023, the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere announced that Norway would be ordering 54 new Leopard 2A7 tanks from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann at a cost of kr 19.7 billion with a further option for 18 vehicles to be delivered at a later date.
The Leopard 2A4 is the most widely used, but oldest, variant in current use. NATO also uses the variants developed after the 2A4: the 2A5, 2A6, and 2A7. The US M1 Abrams tank is mainly used by the US; Poland is the only other NATO country that uses them, alongside their Leopard 2s. The M1 Abrams is in service in large numbers with the US army ...
Leopard 2A6M upgraded with new Peri R17A3 commander optronics. (+50) modified from standard Leopard 2A6M [157] Leopard 2A7V Germany: MBT. Main battle tank. 104: All delivered as of November 2023, made of: [162] [159] (+68) Leopard 2A4 from the industry (+16) Leopard 2A6 (+20) Leopard 2A7 (the only that were at this standard, coming from Dutch ...
Excludes 30 Leopard 2A4 as spare tanks, 20 Bergepanzer-3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicles and 10 AEV 3 Kodiak armoured engineering vehicles. [2] SIPRI stated that Singapore received 45 units of the Leopard 2A7 version, which the government denied. [3] [4] Infantry fighting vehicles Hunter AFV: Armoured fighting vehicle Singapore: 140 [5]
The Leopard 2E is derived from the Leopard 2A6, with greater armour protection, developed as a co-production between the defence industries of Spain and Germany. 2006 Greece: 170 ~60 tons 1500 hp The Leopard 2 HEL is a derivative of the Leopard 2A6 that was ordered by the Greek Army in 2003. Around 170 tanks were delivered between 2006 and 2009.
The offer also includes a production line for upgrading the existing Leopard 2A4 of the Hellenic Army to the 2A7+ standard. [34] The Greek government approved the acquisition of 205 KF41 Lynx IFVs and the upgrading of 123 Leopard 2A4 to the Leopard 2A7 configuration on 10 February 2023. [35] Italy
The decision came amid the war in Donbas, where the Leopard 2A6 tanks that the Bundeswehr aimed to maintain until 2030 seemed inadequate. One analyst wrote "One of the Leopard 2's key disadvantages stems from the fact that it uses tungsten instead of depleted uranium for tank rounds. The choice of material affects performance.