The Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) tank platform will be powered by a Rolls-Royce 1,400+ kW Powerpack hybrid drive system.

Lithuania has appropriated roughly €700 million for 44 advanced Leopard 2A8 tanks—but rather than buying them from Germany outright, it has arranged to build them in its own factories.

The war in Ukraine has shown how vulnerable armored vehicles can be to attacks by cheap, expendable drones, threatening the tank’s century-long primacy on the battlefield. The war in Ukraine has shown ...

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 ...

The Leopard 2A7A1 is an upgraded version of the Leopard 2A7, fitted with Trophy Active Protection System. In 2021 Germany signed a contract to purchase the Israeli Trophy protection systems for its ...

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 ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An employee works on a Leopard 2 main battle tank at the KNDS Unterstadt plant in Kassel. The German military, the Bundeswehr, is ...

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 ...

NATO is still betting on tanks despite their limited use in Ukraine. They have proved vulnerable to attacking drones and are used for fewer roles in this war. But NATO countries are still buying more ...