Rheinmetall To Upgrade 104 Leopard 2 Tanks For Bundeswehr
September 28 2017
Rheinmetall has received a contract to modernize 104 German army Leopard 2 tanks, reports the German defense firm.
The 118 million euro (US$139 million) program will bring the tanks to the latest Leopard 2A7V configuration, the company said in a Sept. 27 release.
Deliveries to the army are scheduled to be begin in 2020.
The project covers 68 Leopard 2A4, 16 Leopard 2A6 and 20 Leopard 2A7 tanks.
The modernization will also eliminate obsolete features in fire-control...
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