Germany's procurement of thousands of tanks has faced criticism for being outdated. But armored vehicles are still an ...

And the same was true for East Germany, where I grew up. So it was only 2009 when the first German soldier was killed in Afghanistan. So the German society is not used to such things.

After weeks of geopolitical squabbling, a major moment in the war in Ukraine has arrived: Germany has announced it will provide Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv’s troops.

Nowhere is the disorientation more apparent than in Germany’s reluctance, for now, to send Ukraine its excellent main battle tank, the Leopard 2, or to allow other countries to do so.The stance ...

Boris Pistorius, speaking to reporters Wednesday, said training would come first, then the tanks would be sent east. The German army has 320 Leopard 2 tanks in its possession but does not reveal ...

The Cold War-era Leopard 1A5 may be old, but it is still effective, Germany says. The country is now training Ukrainian troops to operate the weapons.

A video shows German Leopard-2 tanks and 'Marder' Infantry Fighting Vehicles being transported on a train, reportedly heading to Ukraine. ... while others believe it's in east Germany.

Pressure mounted on Germany to approve the transfer of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, a day after Western allies at a meeting failed to reach an agreement about sending armored vehicles.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shipped 18 of Germany's Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in 2023 after allies, including the US and UK, agreed to send their Abrams and Challenger 2 tanks.

This concern is reflected in German public opinion: Just 46% of Germans are in favor of supplying Ukraine with the Leopard 2 tanks, according to a Jan. 19 poll, compared to 43% opposed.But it’s ...

Germany, France agree on new tank deal 04/26/2024 April 26, 2024. The French and German defense ministers signed a deal for a Franco-German armaments project worth billions of euros.

A tank commander looks through binoculars on a Leopard 2A6 main battle tank of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, during the NATO Iron Wolf military exercises on Oct. 27, 2022 in Pabrade ...