German Bundeswehr soldiers inspect a Leopard 2A8 main battle tank at the roll-out of the first Leopard 2A8 NOR for the Norwegian Army at a ceremony at the KNDS factory on Nov. 19, 2025 in Munich, ...

European defense company KNDS has formally unveiled its new Leopard 2A8 main battle tank, which will be deployed with German forces in Lithuania as the continent steps up its presence on NATO's ...

The new German brigade stationed on Russia's doorstep is betting on tanks, even as costly armored vehicles are being damaged and destroyed by cheap off-the-shelf drones in Ukraine. NATO allies worried ...

The A8 is the first new Leopard tank to be built since the early 1990s. KNDS debuted the Leopard 2A8 main battle tank, signaling Germany’s modern rearmament. The latest version of the most popular ...

Lithuania is preparing to build several dozen Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks at an upcoming facility in Kaunas. Germany and Baltic NATO member Lithuania have already announced cooperation in building ...

German Bundeswehr soldiers inspect a Leopard 2A8 main battle tank at the roll-out of the first Leopard 2A8 NOR for the Norwegian Army at a ceremony at the KNDS factory on Nov. 19, 2025 in Munich, ...

PRAGUE — The Czech government approved on Wednesday a plan by the defense ministry to acquire 44 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks from Germany in a a deal that’s part of a major modernization of the country’s ...

After seeing the Leopard 2’s success in the Ukraine war, Croatia has decided to procure the advanced tank platform. Croatia is the latest nation to pen a procurement deal for the German-designed ...

The Czech Republic is procuring 44 Leopard 2A8 MBTs in co-operation with Germany in 2028–31. (Dutch MoD) The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) and KNDS announced in a press release on 11 September that ...

The Lithuanian MND has signed an MOU with KNDS Deutschland, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and EPSO-G to assemble and support Leopard 2A8 MBTs, for delivery by the end of 2030. (KNDS) The Lithuanian ...

Germany has started its first major permanent deployment of a brigade abroad since World War II. It is bringing advanced Leopard tanks with it, arguing the capability is necessary. Tanks have ...