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Germany may soon approve deliveries of high-tech Leopard 2 tanks that Ukraine and others hope will boost Kyiv’s fight against Russian invaders.
Ukrainian military personnel conduct training on German-made Leopard 2 tanks at a test site on May 14, 2023, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Kyiv and its partners hope that NATO-provided ...
D ozens of reports have suggested that Germany’s Leopard 2 is one of the best main battle tanks in the world today. The fighting in Ukraine may tell another story, however.
The German-made Leopard 2 is more advanced than the Soviet-era tanks that Ukraine has relied on in battle so far. Leopard tanks have been used by the German Army for decades and by the militaries ...
Unlike the Leopard 1 — the first main battle tank built for Germany’s armed forces after World War II — the more modern Leopard 2 is one of the world’s leading battle tanks.
Allies and military analysts say the Leopard 2 is diesel-powered — not driven by jet fuel that powers the M1 Abrams — and is easier to operate than the big U.S. tanks, and thus has shorter ...
In the wake of intense pressure from its allies, Germany appears to be inching toward approving deliveries of high-tech Leopard 2 main battle tanks that Ukraine and its biggest Western backers ...