Netherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billion

Netherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billion

PARIS — The Netherlands signed a contract to buy 46 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from French-German defense firm KNDS for more than €1 billion (US$1.1 billion), following through on a plan to re-establish a heavy armor component for its land forces.The Dutch are buying the tanks from KNDS Deutschland through the framework contract established by Germany’s Bundeswehr equipment office, with an option for an additional six tanks, according to stat…

Dutch Government Revives Tank Unit with Leopard 2A8 Purchase

Dutch Government Revives Tank Unit with Leopard 2A8 Purchase The Dutch government announced its plans to reinforce its military capabilities with the acquisition of 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks from KNDS, a leading German-French arms manufacturer. It is the first tank unit the Netherlands has formed in over ten years, highlighting a significant shift in defense strategy.The tanks are expected to be delivered between 2028 and 2031, as the country fortifi…

"With the current threat of a large-scale conflict, the tank is an indispensable tool," said the Dutch Secretary of State.

MADRID, 16 (EUROPA PRESS) The Netherlands will acquire 46 Leopard 2 tanks in its A8 configuration from the German subsidiary of the defence company KNDS, as reported by the company in a statement, although it has not disclosed the amount of the operation. In this sense, the agreement signed includes the possibility that [...] The entry Netherlands buys 46 Leopard 2 A8 tanks from the German subsidiary of KNDS appears first in Forbes Spain.

By Paulo Bastos The Leopard 1A5BR, the most modern and numerous combat vehicle of the Brazilian Army (EB), with a fleet of 220 units in endowment, is the latest version of a consecrated and efficient German project, but which had its production started in the mid-50s and ended in the 1980s with version 1A4 (the 1A5 is a modernization of the previous versions).This means that many of its essential components are no longer produced, and some facto…

Netherlands seemingly wants to procure German anti-torpedo torpedo

The Netherlands is entering the concrete planning stage for the procurement of a so-called anti-torpedo torpedo (ATT) for its navy. According to an information letter from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to the parliament in The Hague on April 23, a “’hard-kill’ system is to be introduced – to destroy torpedoes and unmanned underwater vehicles before they reach their target.” The Dutch Navy’s ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) frigate will reportedly be…