Netherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billion

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Netherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billion

PARIS — The Netherlands signed a contract to buy 46 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from French-German defense firm KNDS for more than €1 billion (US$1.1 billion), following through on a plan to re-establish a heavy armor component for its land forces.The Dutch are buying the tanks from KNDS Deutschland through the framework contract established by Germany’s Bundeswehr equipment office, with an option for an additional six tanks, according to stat…

Dutch Government Revives Tank Unit with Leopard 2A8 Purchase

Dutch Government Revives Tank Unit with Leopard 2A8 Purchase The Dutch government announced its plans to reinforce its military capabilities with the acquisition of 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks from KNDS, a leading German-French arms manufacturer. It is the first tank unit the Netherlands has formed in over ten years, highlighting a significant shift in defense strategy.The tanks are expected to be delivered between 2028 and 2031, as the country fortifi…

The Netherlands equips its new tank battalion with LEOPARD 2 A8 - MÖNCH PUBLISHING GROUP

The Dutch Land Forces are thus once again underscoring their close cooperation with the German Army The Royal Dutch Armed Forces will once again have their own LEOPARD 2 main battle tanks. At the Bernardkazerne in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment (BAAINBw), on behalf of the Dutch procurement agency Commando Materieel en IT (COMMIT), signed a contract with KNDS Deutschland for the procurement of LEOPA…

"With the current threat of a large-scale conflict, the tank is an indispensable tool," said the Dutch Secretary of State.

MADRID, 16 (EUROPA PRESS) The Netherlands will acquire 46 Leopard 2 tanks in its A8 configuration from the German subsidiary of the defence company KNDS, as reported by the company in a statement, although it has not disclosed the amount of the operation. In this sense, the agreement signed includes the possibility that [...] The entry Netherlands buys 46 Leopard 2 A8 tanks from the German subsidiary of KNDS appears first in Forbes Spain.