This comparison shows how the Leopard 2 and T-80 evolved from Cold War rivals into very different battlefield machines. Firepower, armor, mobility, and optics all shifted the balance as each tank ...

In Norway, KNDS and RITEK have opened a factory to produce Leopard 2 A8NO tanks and have already delivered the first vehicles to the Norwegian Army. The German company KNDS told Militarnyi about this.

MUNICH/BERLIN, April 11 (Reuters) - Germany must ensure it matches France's holding in a planned 20 billion euro ($23 billion) listing of Leopard tank maker KNDS, a high-level German labour leader ...

A German Leopard 2 crewman describes daily life inside one of NATO’s most capable main battle tanks. From training routines to operating variants like the Leopard 2A6 and 2A7, the account shows how ...

A Leopard 2 A8 main battle tank is pictured during the International Defence and Security Technologies Fair (IDET) in Brno, Czech Republic, on May 28, 2025. (Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

As the British Army prepares to replace its aging—but still effective—Challenger 2 tanks with newer Challenger 3 ones, no determination has yet been made on what to do with them. The United Kingdom’s ...

Soldiers and guests look at a Leopard 2 A8 tank for the Norwegian armed forces at a KNDS plant near Munich on Nov. 19, 2025. (Michaela Stache/AFP via Getty Images) PARIS — KNDS, the French-German ...

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 ...

New Kaunas Facility to Assemble 41 Leopard 2 A8 Tanks by 2030. Image – KNDS KNDS will establish a new assembly plant in Kaunas, Lithuania, marking a significant expansion of Leopard 2A8 main battle ...

The Bundeswehr has placed an additional order with Rheinmetall for the supply of 120 mm tank ammunition. The order includes extra combat and training rounds under the existing framework agreement. The ...