German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that the German government has yet to receive a formal request from Spain to approve the export of surplus Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and… Continue reading "Scholz: No Request From Spain To Deliver Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine Yet"
If you’re an armor officer it’s probably best to make sure your troops aren’t playing War Thunder, as the online tank-based game has seen sensitive military documents pertaining to technical… Continue reading "Top Secret Military Documents Leaked on War Thunder Forums (Again)"
The Finnish Defence Forces announced, on 7 December, that it had received authorization from the Ministry of Defence to sign a contract for fire control system upgrades for the Finnish… Continue reading "Finnish Leopard 2s To Receive Multipurpose High Explosive Shell Compatibility"
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on September 23 placed a long awaited order for 118 Arjun Mk-1A Main Battle Tanks (MBT) for the Indian Army. The order is worth… Continue reading "Indian MoD Places Order For 118 Arjun Mk-1A Tanks"
A Challenger 3 main battle tank equipped with the Trophy Medium Vehicle active protection system is among the headline exhibits at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s booth at the Defence and… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Shows Off Challenger 3 Trophy-MV Setup"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries has released a video outlining its plans for 2021, including the first trials of an indigenous engine for the Altay main battle tank project. … Continue reading "Altay Tank Indigenous Engine Trials Among Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries’ Plans For 2021"
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has declassified the existence of a soft-kill active protection system outfitted on the Merkava during the late 1990s, 20 years after the conclusion of its… Continue reading "Israeli “Purple Thunder” Soft Kill APS Declassified – 20 Years On"
On 13 April, the press service of the Russian Western Military District announced the delivery of the first T-90M main battle tanks to the Russian Ground Forces. The tanks were… Continue reading "Russian Army Receives First T-90M Tanks"
On February 5, the first Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks for the Royal Danish Army’s Jutland Dragoon Regiment arrived at the regiment’s Dragoon Barracks in Holstebro. This follows the handover… Continue reading "The First New Leopard 2A7s Arrive at Denmark’s Jutland Dragoon Regiment"
On 29 October 2019, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, the manufacturer of the Leopard 2A7V (Verbessert, or improved) main battle tank, handed over the first two tanks to the German and Danish armies… Continue reading "Denmark and Germany Receive First Leopard 2A7Vs"