The Ukrainian army lost one of its rare, and precious, Leopard 2A6 tanks outside Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine apparently sometime this week. The loss—which may have been the result of a malfunction ...

David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. The disastrous assault across a Russian minefield also cost the 33rd and its partner unit, the 47th Assault Brigade, more than a dozen ...

The Finnish Defence Forces received its final Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks (MBT) from the Netherlands on 25 October. Finland ordered 100 used surplus Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks from the ...

What You Need to Know: A German-made Leopard 2A6 main battle tank (MBT) recently captured by Russian forces in Ukraine has been delivered to the Uralvagonzavod plant in Russia, where it will undergo ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Ukrainian crew had a narrow escape from their Western-donated Leopard 2A6 tank, after Russian forces attacked them in ...

A German-made Leopard 2A6 tank, hailed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “game-changer” for the war effort, was destroyed by a Russian drone attack in the mud-soaked battlefields of ...

Germany has added a number of Gepard, otherwise known as "Cheetah," anti-aircraft tanks to the military aid destined for Kyiv, after sanctioning the delivery of both Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tanks to ...

A Büffel armoured recovery vehicle (left) and Leopard 2A6 tanks (right) for Ukraine being loaded on a train in Bergen-Belsen, Germany. (Bundeswehr/Susanne Hähnel) Ukraine has received German Leopard ...

January 22, 2020: The Portuguese Army is carrying out a “mid-life upgrade” for their German Leopard 2A6 tanks. This will keep the Leopards operational and up-to-date for another decade or two. Their ...

In the 2A6, the gun was also upgraded to the L55 gun, which increases the velocity of projectiles fired. This is considered a fairly critical upgrade, as it’s a significant boost to the Leopard 2’s ...