Well I feel comfortable with this site to post this. I've been tracking this story for a long time now, but it appears Germany might be backing away from one of the largest tank deals in many years. I do know for certain the deal was on the verge of being of completion with the contracts to have been finalized by this summer also as reported in this thread the tanks in question were to be the LEOPARD 2A7+. Originally S.A. was going to purchase an advanced version of the 2A6 w/modifications numbering I believe around 500 tanks. All that changed with the development of the 2A7+ and of course this would've guaranteed that S.A. would've enjoyed armor superiority in the region for many years.
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...asia&Itemid=56
http://www.army-technology.com/news/...arabia-4214642
Regards,
Pat