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The Norwegian Ministry of Defense revealed plans to provide up to $13.7 million for maintaining Leopard 2A4 tanks at a Polish maintenance center.

The 120mm-armed Leopard 2 MBT was developed in the 1970s as a replacement for the German Army’s 105mm Leopard 1s. Spain's fleet of Leopard 2A4s were originally leased from Germany for five-years but eventually purchased in 2005.

The Czech Republic is in talks with Germany to get 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks as a gift compensating Czech military support for Ukraine and to possibly buy 15 more from the German defence industry, the Czech Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The Czechs had received 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany as a previous donation, and also plan to order dozens of the most modern 2A8 versions to be delivered in the coming years. The ministry said the additional 15 tanks that would be bought would cost in the low hundreds of millions of euros, and would help improve the country's capabilities amid a s...

The first two of the 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine, which are being jointly procured by Denmark and the Netherlands, have undergone major repairs and are ready for shipping. Source: Dutch Ministry of Defence on 16 January, European Pravda reports Two Leopard 2A4 tanks have been overhauled at the facilities of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and will be sent to Poland to train Ukrainian servicemen.

A video that appeared online on Sunday depicts one of the 40-ton, four-person tanks on a muddy road on a rainy day apparently somewhere in Ukraine.