An employee works on a Leopard 2 main battle tank at the KNDS Unterstadt plant in Kassel. The German military, the Bundeswehr, is set to receive its first new-generation main battle tank, with defence ...

Article Summary - Germany’s new Leopard 2A8 main battle tank is the next evolution of the widely used Leopard 2, redesigned for a battlefield dominated by drones, missiles, and precision artillery.

Germany’s Leopard 2A8 tank is unlikely to live up to its promises—but its construction is at least a worthwhile investment in the country’s ailing defense industrial base. Germany has placed an ...