The Czech Army will grow its Leopard 2A4 main battle tank (MBT) fleet by 30% with the acquisition of 14 additional units in a move that paves the way for the retirement of the ageing, Russian-origin, ...

What You Need to Know: The Czech Republic plans to purchase an additional 14 German-made Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) in a deal worth 3.98 billion Czech crowns ($167 million). -This move aims ...

FILE - Armin Papperger, from left, CEO of Rheinmetall, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense, stand in a hall with Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks in Unterluess, ...

The Czech Army will eventually operate near identical numbers of Leopard 2A4 and 2A8 main battle tanks, obtained from Germany.

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PRAGUE, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic is in talks with Germany to get 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks as a gift compensating Czech military support for Ukraine and to possibly buy 15 more from the German ...

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The Czech MoD is procuring a third batch of 14 Leopard 2A4 MBTs. (Czech MoD) The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 20 November that it was procuring 14 more Leopard 2A4 main ...

Summary and Key Points: Denmark and the Netherlands continue their strong support for Ukraine by announcing the delivery of an additional fourteen German-made Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs).

The Netherlands has ordered 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from Rheinmetall that it and Denmark are procuring for Ukraine, with the first vehicle to be delivered in January 2024. (Rheinmetall) The Netherlands ...

The first two of the 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine, which are being jointly procured by Denmark and the Netherlands, have undergone major repairs and are ready for shipping. Source: Dutch Ministry ...

PRAGUE — The Czech Defense Ministry said on Wednesday it plans to buy 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany in a $167 million deal that’s part of a major modernization of the country’s military amid ...