Rheinmetall’s KF51 Panther is shaking up modern tank design with its powerful 130mm gun, upgraded turret, and cutting-edge active protection systems. Designed as a major leap beyond the Leopard 2, it ...

Italy’s Ministry of Defence announced plans to acquire up to 380 KF51 Panther main battle tanks (MBTs) and more than 1,000 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) as part of a modernization program. The ...

On July 3, its aerospace and defense company Leonardo announced a partnership with the German Rheinmetall Group to supply a "new combat tank" Panther KF51 to the Italian army.

A new industry team-up ratchets up the drama in Rome's multibillion-dollar purchases of tanks and fighting vehicles, with implications for the Euro-tank.

However, the main difference between the KF51 Panther and most other NATO armored vehicles is that it boasts a Rh-130 L/52 130 mm smoothbore gun. This is a departure from the commonly used 120 mm ...

Last June, German defence giant Rheinmetall publicly unveiled at Eurosatory 2022 a prototype of its new KF51 Panther tank, which is set to be a next-generation combat vehicle. The German company wants ...

A tank with a larger main gun can not only pack more destructive force into each shot — they can do it from farther away, out of range of opposing tanks. The KF51 Panther is equipped with a 130 ...

The KF51 Panther is a new tank with some old features. Its hull is based on the Leopard 2, which debuted in 1979.

Prominent German defense firm Rheinmetall is offering Ukraine its new Panther Kf51 tank. The KF51 would leapfrog the other older Western-made tanks that are being sent to Ukraine. While the KF51 has ...

Chinks in KF51 armour This tank can be considered new with certain caveats. The KF51 is based on the German “Leopard 2” tank’s shell, engine, and transmission. The tank’s turret, 130mm L52 smoothbore ...

According to media reports, Rheinmetall is in discussions with Ukraine for the supply of its most modern main battle tank (MBT), the KF51 Panther. In an interview with the German newspaper ...