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 Stryker: Everything you need to know about the lethal American armoured personnel carrier
Ninety Stryker vehicles are being sent to Ukraine by the US.
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Land vehicles Why Ukraine wants tanks and how they can be 'absolutely crucial' in the war
The western tanks have been designed particularly with the defeat of Russian tanks in mind.
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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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Ukraine Take a look at the Canadian Senator vehicles being donated to Ukraine
"The vehicles offer state-of-the-art, best-in-class technology", according to the Canadian Ministry of National Defence (MND).
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Ukraine Is Western support for Ukraine getting more offensive as fears of Russian retaliation shrink?
Forces News spoke to an expert on whether Nato's support is getting more offensive following news the alliance would send tanks to Ukraine.
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Russia Russia 'likely considering' deploying small number of T-14 Armata battle tanks in Ukraine
The latest MOD defence intelligence reported that "any T-14 deployment is likely to be a high-risk decision for Russia".
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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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Ukraine Army chief: Giving tanks and artillery guns to Ukraine right thing to do but leaves us temporarily weaker
The head of the Army said sending 14 Challenger 2s and SA90 Howitzers to Ukraine will leave the service "temporarily weaker".
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Army UK to consider whether it needs larger tank fleet
One hundred and forty-eight UK Challenger 2 main battle tanks are due to be upgraded to Challenger 3s.
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Land vehicles Ukraine: What can UK's self-propelled AS90 howitzers offer?
The large, self-propelled guns are expected to follow the squadron of Challenger 2 tanks being sent to Ukraine.
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Ukraine PM orders British international diplomatic blitz to secure weapons for Ukraine
It comes after Rishi Sunak signed off on sending British Army Challenger 2 main battle tanks to the frontline in eastern Europe.
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Ukraine No 10 confirms the UK will send a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine
Downing Street has confirmed the UK will be sending Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.
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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.