A total of 20 vehicles are provided for converting. The Leopard 2A7 is fundamentally different from the KMW variant 2A7+ and is not optimised for combat in urban terrain. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and 12 other European countries, as well as several non-European nations, including Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Singapore, and Turkey. The tankof which about 2,000 are used by. It is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore cannon, and is powered by a V-12 twin-turbo diesel engine. The German-made Leopard 2 main battle tank is at the top of Ukraine's shopping list as Kyiv lobbies its Western partners to expand military aid. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. As a subcontractor of KMW, Rheinmetall has already taken part in the delivery of Leopard 2 A5, A6 und A7 main battle tanks prior to the Norwegian 2 NOR programme.The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s for the West German Army. The order underscores Rheinmetall’s unsurpassed expertise in the development and production of key components for fighting vehicles.

The tank guns, fire control technology and sensors for the Leopard 2 will be delivered to KMW during a period of approximately four years.Īfter completion and commissioning of the tanks at KMW, the vehicles will be transferred to the Norwegian procurement agency NDMA. If Norway exercises the option to procure additional Leopard 2 tanks, the order will be worth an additional €44 million. Among other things, these include the tank’s 120mm L55A1main armament, fire control technology and parts of the sensor suite.įor Rheinmetall, the total value of the order comes to €129 million. In its capacity as subcontractor to KMW, the Düsseldorf-based tech enterprise Rheinmetall has been tasked with supplying key components. On 17 February 2023 the Norwegian procurement agency NDMA contracted with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to supply the Norwegian armed forces with 54 of the latest version of Leopard 2 main battle tank, the A7 NOR. Rheinmetall AG has won an important order in connection with a significant NATO main battle tank project.

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