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T-50A Made 100th Flight
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Taiwan Gave Up On Abrams
October 9, 2017Leopard 2 Modernization by Rheinmetall
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Rheinmetall has been awarded a modernisation contract worth $138 million to upgrade Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBT) of the German armed forces. A total of 104 MBTs will receive the upgrade; 68 Leopard 2A4, 16 Leopard 2A6 and 20 Leopard 2A7 MBTs, bringing them up to the A7V standard.
The tanks will be installed a new laser rangefinder and a thermal imaging device as well as the new L55A1 gun for the 68 Leopard 2A4 MBTs enabling them to fire the latest generation of armour-piercing ammunition in the upper-pressure zone.