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20 Leopard 2A6M were leased from Germany in December 2007. The tanks were permanently transferred to Canadian service when tanks purchased from the Netherlands were transferred to Germany in exchange. [9] [10] Leopard 2 A4M CAN: 20 Germany: Upgraded from Dutch Leopard 2A4 in 2010, closer to 2A7+ armour configuration but with shorter barrel ...
Finland bought 124 used Leopard 2A4 tanks and six armoured bridge-layer Leopard 2L tanks from Germany in 2002 and 2003. The tanks served as replacements for the old Soviet-made T-55 and T-72 M1. The Netherlands resold 114 of their tanks (and one turret) to Austria , 80 to Canada in 2007, [ 105 ] 52 to Norway , 37 to Portugal and 100 to Finland.
Main battle tank. 104: All delivered as of November 2023, made of: [165] [162] (+68) Leopard 2A4 from the industry (+16) Leopard 2A6 (+20) Leopard 2A7 (the only that were at this standard, coming from Dutch Army) Leopard 2A7 A1 Germany: MBT. Main battle tank. 1 (16 on order) Order - November 2021 [164] First delivery, October 2024. [166]
Leopard 2A4. KPz "Leopard" West Germany: Main battle tank: 56: 114 purchased in 1996 to the Netherlands as part of the "Mech-Paket" in a broader effort to modernise all mechanised units. It entered service in 1997. [53] In 2006, the number of active tanks was reduced to 40, two tank bataillions. In 2011, 40 tanks were sold to KMW. [54]
Leopard 2 West Germany Germany Poland: 120 mm L/44. 2A4 52 [118] 128 Leopard 2A4s acquired in 2002 and 2003 and 14 in 2015. [119] [120] 14 were donated to Ukraine. [121] In process of being upgraded to 2PL. [118] 2A5 105 [118] 105 Leopard 2A5s were received by November 2015. [120] 2PL: 76 [122] Former 2A4 upgraded to 2PL standard. [123] [124 ...
Main battle tanks Leopard 2SG: Main battle tank Germany: 170+ [1] Upgraded with AMAP Advanced Modular Armor Protection and AMAP-ADS active defence systems by IBD & ST Kinetics. Excludes 30 Leopard 2A4 as spare tanks, 20 Bergepanzer-3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicles and 10 AEV 3 Kodiak armoured engineering vehicles. [2]
Therefore, roughly half of NATO's tank strength is composed of American M1 Abrams tanks and the other half of European Leopard 2s, with the smaller numbers of Challenger 2's, Leclerc's, and Ariete's. While the tanks previously listed are the main NATO tank forces, other NATO members operate obsolete Cold War–era tanks from both the West and ...
Leopard 2A6 Germany: Main battle tank: 100 [1] One hundred Leopard 2A6 tanks were acquired used from the Netherlands between 2015 and 2019. [2] Leopard 2A4 Germany: Main battle tank: 100 [1] The vast majority of the Leopard 2A4 tanks were acquired used from Germany between 2002 and 2004; more were purchased in 2009.