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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 ...
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 first Leopard 2A7s are due to be delivered by 2026, and operational by 2031.
Norway has ordered 54 Leopard 2A7 with expected delivery starting 2026. The new MBTs are expected to achieve FOC in 2031. Existing Leopard 2A4s are expected to be withdrawn from service with the introduction of the Leopard 2A7s, possibly by donation to Ukraine. 8 Leopard 2A4s, 1 Bergepanzer 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicle, and 3 NM189 Armoured ...
A tender for new main battle tanks for the army is in progress with the 2A7 version of the German Leopard 2 currently operated and the South Korean K2 Black Panther as the two contenders for the order. However the current quantity of tanks in the Norwegian Army is insufficient for four tank squadrons and the Chief of the Army Major-General Lars ...
The first few tanks were to be shipped from South Korea while the rest were to be built locally. The K2NO was competing against the Leopard 2A7 in tank trials. [154] On February 3, 2023, the K2NO was rejected in favor of the Leopard 2A7. K2 ARV (Armored Recovery Vehicle): Armored recovery vehicle based on the chassis of the K2 with seven road ...
Meanwhile, at the 2018 Eurosatory, KNDS unveiled the European Main Battle Tank (E-MBT), a hybrid combining the hull of a Leopard 2A7 with the lighter, two-man turret of a Leclerc. [14] The previously independent companies KMW and Nexter intended to demonstrate that both could cooperate and jointly develop a next generation tank. [15]
Leopard 2A6 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Germany: Rheinmetall 120 mm L/55 Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine Leopard 2A7 Denmark, Qatar Leopard 2A7V / 2A7+ Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Germany: Rheinmetall 120 mm L/55A1 [98] Germany, Hungary [99] [100] Leopard 2A8 Germany, Norway [101] Stridsvagn 123: KMW, Land Systems ...
35 Norway. Toggle Norway subsection. ... Leopard 1A5DK-1; Leopard 2A7DK; Light Tanks ... Strv 121 Leopard 2A4; Strv 122 Leopard 2 ...