Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks ...

A Leopard 1 A5 tank is seen at a refurbishment facility during a visit by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on June 20, 2023, in Flensburg, Germany.

The Ukrainian army finally is adding reactive armor to its German-made Leopard 1A5 tanks. And just in time. The army is forming five new mechanized brigades—and they might need tanks. A ...

This comparison shows how the Leopard 2 and T-80 evolved from Cold War rivals into very different battlefield machines. Firepower, armor, mobility, and optics all shifted the balance as each tank ...

February 13, 2015: In December 2014 the German Army received its first models of the latest Leopard 2 model, the 2A7+. The upgrades in the 2A7+ are based on user experience in Afghanistan. Canada and ...

Germany’s Leopard 2 main battle tank has a reputation as one of the finest in the world, competing for that distinction with proven designs such as the American M1 Abrams and the British Challenger 2.

Germany has begun fielding the Leopard 2 A7V, a major upgrade meant to keep its main battle tank relevant into the 2040s. The new version adds stronger protection, faster response, better sensors, and ...

January 22, 2020: The Portuguese Army is carrying out a “mid-life upgrade” for their German Leopard 2A6 tanks. This will keep the Leopards operational and up-to-date for another decade or two. Their ...

David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. Germany has pledged to Ukraine 88 Leopard 1A5 tanks. The ex-German Leopard 1s, combined with another 20 tanks of the same model that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As part of a security assistance package in February 2023, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands collectively pledged to send over ...