On March 20, the German parliamentary budget committee signed off on two projects for the Bundeswehr. The first project consists in the upgrading of 101 Leopard 2 A6M2 main battle tanks into the 2 A7V variant by 2026. The second project consists in the purchase of 32,000 rounds in 155mm caliber for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) self-propelled howitzers.
Leopard 2 A7 displayed at Eurosatory 2018 (Picture source: Army Recognition) |