Ukraine set to receive 100 old Leopard 1 tanks from Germany, Denmark and Netherlands
Ukraine will have roughly 100 Leopard 1 tanks at their disposal by the end of 2024.
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Germany All the secrets about Leopard 2 tanks can be found on Google, German captain says
It's essential to replace the battalion's Leopard 2 tanks quickly, German defence minister says.
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Germany French Foreign Legion at British Army's main training facility in Germany for the first time
From the spring, the elite French Foreign Legion will be operating in Estonia on Nato's border with Russia.
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Army In pictures: British Army completes tank exercises in snowy Germany ahead of Estonia deployment
Eight hundred soldiers and 250 vehicles from the Queen's Royal Hussar's Battlegroup took part in the 22-day exercise in Germany.
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Ukraine US poised to approve Abrams tanks for Ukraine
The US thinks it is more productive to send German Leopards since many allies have them and Ukrainian troops would need less training.
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Land vehicles Ukraine: 14 Challenger 2 tanks alone 'won't make a big difference', defence expert says
Forces News spoke to Brigadier (Ret'd) Ben Barry about why Ukraine wants German-made Leopard 2 tanks.
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Land vehicles When a Leopard 2 tank perfectly balanced a beer on its gun without spilling a drop
Germany's Leopard 2 battle tank showed of its excellent design and suspension by balancing a tankard of beer on its cannon.
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Ukraine Poland officially requests German permission to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has called for the speedy delivery of new weapons to Ukraine.
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Land vehicles Poland requests German permission to deliver Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine
Combining speed and accuracy, the Leopard tank is capable of hitting targets 5km away while on the move.
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Germany MPs urge Germany's defence minister to allow use of German Leopard tanks in Ukraine
MPs intervened after a pledging conference in Germany ended without a commitment by Western allies to send more battle tanks to Ukraine.
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Ukraine Defence minister ramps up pressure on Germany over sending tanks to Ukraine
Speaking in Parliament, Baroness Goldie said such support would be a "very significant step forward".
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Technology British tech firm delivers state-of-the-art bionic arms to Ukrainian soldiers wounded by landmines
The Hero Arm is controlled by sensors activated by muscles in the forearm and has a moveable thumb and fingers.
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Nato Nato colonel given Army-style send-off from role with Warrior armoured vehicle
Colonel Tim Hill followed the tradition of Sennelager and left the base in a Warrior armoured personnel carrier.
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Ukraine What tanks could Nato send to Ukraine?
It comes after the Polish President answered Kyiv’s calls for tanks, confirming the country would send Leopard 2s to the country.
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Ukraine All you need to know about Germany's Marder infantry fighting vehicles heading to Ukraine
The vehicles are part of a wider push from international defence to give Ukraine land vehicles that fall just short of tank classification.
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Ukraine Tanks 'may well be' part of future Western support to Ukraine
The US, France and Germany have all committed to sending vehicles to Ukraine this week.