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Stridsvagn 122 (also known as Leopard 2A5S [256] and Leopard 2 "Improved" A5 SE [257]) is a Swedish Army tank based on the Leopard 2 Improved. 120 units were built, 91 of which were licence-produced in Sweden. The tank features increased armour on the turret top and front hull, and improved command-, control- and fire-control systems.
The Leopard project started in November 1956 in order to develop a modern tank, the Standard-Panzer, to replace the Bundeswehr's American-built M47 and M48 Patton tanks, which, though just delivered to West Germany's recently reconstituted army, were rapidly becoming outdated. On 25 July 1957, the detailed specifications were released.
Poland agreed to send 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from their army stocks on January 25. [114] Canada promised to send 4 "combat ready" Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine on January 26. [115] Four additional 2A4 tanks were promised along with 1 ARV on February 24. [116] Spain promised to send at least 10 of its Leopard 2A4 tanks, with more possible pending ...
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 ...
Totaling 8 Leopard 2 tanks. [75] [76] On February 23, 2023, the Swedish government pledged to send 10 Leopard 2A5/Strv122 to Ukraine. [citation needed] On February 23, 2023, Finland announced it would send 3 modified mine-clearing Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. On March 23, three more mine-clearing Leopard 2s were pledged, bringing the total to 6 ...
Leopard tank may refer to one of four tanks: VK 1602 Leopard, a German experimental tank developed in 1942 that never entered mass production; Leopard 1, a German tank introduced in 1965; Leopard 2, a German tank introduced in 1979, successor to the Leopard 1 Leopard 2E, a Spanish version of the Leopard 2
German Army Leopard 1A1. After the war, West Germany was given United States-built M47 and M48 Patton tanks and in 1956 the Germans began development of the Leopard tank project to build a modern German tank, the Standard-Panzer, to replace the Bundeswehr's outdated tanks. The German Leopard (later known as Leopard 1) tank first entered service ...
Tank Leopard 2 Germany: Main battle tank: Leopard 2A4+ Leopard 2RI 103: Equipped with DM11, DM53, DM78, DM88, DM98 and RH88 ammunition. [64] [65] Indonesia purchased 42 units Leopard 2A4+ and 61 units Leopard 2RI plus 10 support vehicles from German Army surplus. [66] [67] Harimau Turkey