Germany buys 105 Leopard 2A8 tanks for controversial Lithuania brigade

Germany will purchase 105 Leopard 2 A8 tanks, the latest generation of the platform, to deploy in Lithuania at Nato's Eastern flank.
Germany buys 105 Leopard 2A8 tanks for controversial Lithuania brigade
Germany will purchase 105 Leopard 2 A8 tanks, the latest generation of the platform, to deploy in Lithuania at Nato's EasternIt is expected that the 105 new battle tanks in the newest order will join troops in the Lithuania Brigade between 2027 and 2030. Panzerbrigade 45’s 4,800 German soldiers will be permanently stationed in Lithuania and combat ready by 2027, following the signing of an agreement in December 2023 of the deployment. The transfer of troops began with an advanced team of 20 staff in April 2024. 

€2.9bn to be spent on the latest variant of the Leopard 2

The funds for the programme approved from the Bundeswehr special fund and the regular defence fund by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag on 3 July amount to €2.9bn ($3.1bn). This will be the second procurement of the A8 variant of the Leopard 2 tank, following a decision in May 2023 to replace stock donated to Ukraine by buying 18 of the main battle tanks, expected to be delivered between 2025 and 2026.
The Leopard 2A8 variant is a main battle tank similar to the Leopard 2A7V, but with improvements to increase the combat value, such a next generation of multi-layered armour composed of steel, tungsten, composite filler, and ceramic components, and a passive armour kit, as well as reinforcements to the underbelly to protect against mine detonation.
 
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