The A8 is the first new Leopard tank to be built since the early 1990s. KNDS debuted the Leopard 2A8 main battle tank, signaling Germany’s modern rearmament. The latest version of the most popular ...

Since being introduced into service with the West German military in 1979, the Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT) has earned significant praise as one of the best in the world. As the successor to the ...

Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks ...

Despite being designed in the 1970s, the Leopard 2 battle tank is still widely in use today and plays a pivotal role in major international wars and other conflicts. There's a good reason for its ...

A Russian drone-operator apparently named Vova, short for Vladimir, had a proverbial front-row seat as some lucky Russian infantry took a lucky shot at one of the Ukrainian army’s precious Leopard 2A6 ...

German Bundeswehr soldiers inspect a Leopard 2A8 main battle tank at the roll-out of the first Leopard 2A8 NOR for the Norwegian Army at a ceremony at the KNDS factory on Nov. 19, 2025 in Munich, ...

Lithuania is preparing to build several dozen Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks at an upcoming facility in Kaunas.

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European defense company KNDS has formally unveiled its new Leopard 2A8 main battle tank, which will be deployed with German forces in Lithuania as the continent steps up its presence on NATO's ...