Two weeks ago appeared information that Germany plans to order a minimum of 18 Leopard 2A8 tanks. The purchase was officially approved by the government.

What is known

The German budget committee approved the purchase of 18 Leopard 2A8 tanks for €525.6 million ($565 million). An option is also provided for the purchase of another 105 military vehicles, which will increase the total value of the contract to €2.9 billion ($3.1 billion).

Deliveries of tanks will begin no later than 2026. The purchase of military vehicles will not be financed from a fund worth €100 billion ($107.3 billion), but from the current budget of Germany.

In conclusion, we add that the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) brought the first Leopard 2A8 demonstrator for the IDET 2023 exhibition in the Czech Republic. By the way, the Czech Republic intends to order 70 tanks.

Source: Federal ministry of defense