The Leopard 2 is one of the world’s leading battle tanks, used by the German Army for decades and by the ... a research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

Finland will send three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and train soldiers how to use and maintain them, the Finnish Defense Ministry confirmed on Feb. 23. This announcement comes on the eve of the one ...

The Nordic country has orders for nearly 100 additional German-made tanks. The Finnish Army maintains a fleet of more than 200 Leopard 2 – including 139 2A4s that are in reserve, while 100 2A6 ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

An early Leopard 2 of the West German Army, 1981. The main battle tank was the centerpiece of West Germany’s defense. Outnumbered by the sheer number of Soviet tanks, West Germany needed a tank ...

will provide Ukraine with three German-made Leopard 2 tanks, as well as conduct exercises on their use and maintenance for the Ukrainian military. The press service of the Ministry of Defense of ...

While the initial shipments fall far short of the 300 tanks Ukraine officials had hoped for, they mark a new phase of Western military support for the Ukrainian effort. The German-made Leopard 2 ...

Lithuania’s top security body signaled it would purchase German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks as the Baltic nation moves to establish an army division by 2030 aimed at deterring Russian aggression.

BURE, Switzerland, May 5 (Reuters) - In a sleepy village on the French border, Swiss soldiers rode down a dusty road on a Leopard 2 tank ... their decommission from military service before ...

The United States and Germany have finally agreed to send modern tanks to Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will not only allow other countries operating the Leopard 2 to donate their tanks ...