German Ministry of Defense keeps 320 Leopard 2 tanks in its warehouses, - CNN
The German army has 320 Leopard 2 tanks in service, but has not disclosed how many of them are ready for combat.
According to Censor.NET with reference to the "Euro Integration", a representative of the German Ministry of Defense said in a comment CNN.
As the Ministry of Defense representative explained, these Leopard 2 tanks, all series A5, A6, and A7, are at different stages of the state, repair, and readiness for deployment.
The German army is no longer in service with Leopard 1, which is an older series of a main combat tank, she said. Similarly, the German army has more old LEOPARD 2 models such as A4.
Separately, the RheinMetall arms manufacturer stated last week, which has 139 Leopard tanks in stock, but only 29 Leopard 2 will be in a state of combat readiness this spring. Theoretically, these 29 cars could already promise third countries in the framework of tank exchange.
The rest of the tanks, according to the company, can be prepared for transfer for a longer period of time.
The RheinMetall representative on Tuesday reported CNN that there are 88 Leopard 1 tanks, several of them can be delivered in about nine months and the rest in a year.
Another German weapon manufacturer, FFG, has 99 tanks, but only an older Leopard 1 series, CNN said.
According to Bloomberg, Germany can give Poland permission to re -export the LEOPARD 2 tanks of German production in Ukraine.
On Tuesday, it became known that Germany received Poland's request on re -export of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3395456
12 countries agree to hand over 100 Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv during Ramstein meeting, ABC News
During the meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (Ramstein "format), twelve countries agreed to provide Ukraine with LEOPARD 2 last week if the German government agrees to re -export.
As Censor.NET informs, with reference to "Euro Integration", this was reported by a high-ranking Ukrainian official in an interview with ABC News
According to the source, in addition to Poland and Finland, which have publicly agreed to transfer part of their Leopard 2, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark are also ready to provide tanks. However, in order for the "tank coalition" to continue discussing this issue, Germany's consent is needed.
As the manufacturer of the Leopard 2, Germany must approve an export license if the countries want to supply some of their tanks to a third country.
A Ukrainian correspondent for ABC News explained that Ukraine is running out of ammunition for Soviet-era tanks and is unable to produce new ammunition, "so that forced us to find an alternative way."
He praised Britain's decision to provide 14 of its Challenger 2 tanks, saying it helped "break through the wall" in terms of supplying tanks from other countries. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3395440
Spain is ready to repair its Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine in month, - El Mundo
Spain can repair and modernize Leopard 2 tanks in a month and hand them over to Ukraine.
As Censor.NET informs, the local newspaper El Mundo writes about it.
As noted in the publication, dozens of tanks have been in warehouse storage in Zaragoza for about 11 years. The plan to convert them into machines for the army's engineering division was not implemented due to a lack of budget, but they are preserved according to the rules of conservation of armored vehicles.
Defense Minister Margarita Robles emphasized that the tanks were stored according to all conservation rules, so they do not need significant repairs. However, the country will not supply them to Ukraine without coordination with its allies.
"Spain will always act as it does now, in coordination with other allied countries," the minister noted. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3395431