Andy I just haven't gotten around to posting them yet. Hungry has actually
2 LEOPARD issues going on at this time.
First they are getting
12 completely refurbished German LEOPARD 2A4 tanks of which the
Primary purpose is to used for training crews on much newer tank to come next para.
Secondary purpose would be combat, in light of the
2-3 year gap between models.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...n_germany.html
https://www.milmag.eu/news/view?news_id=3602
https://militaryleak.com/2020/07/30/...ks-to-hungary/
Second well now you know is the
LEOPARD 2A7+ which has the "
URBAN" Protection System add on armor package. First of these are due to
start being delivered in 2023 and
completed sometime in 2025. So somewhere by
mid-2024 latest for
FOC. They should have enough for a
full company by then.
We'll just have to track this.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/dece...o_hungary.html
https://www.armyrecognition.com/sept...d_2a7_mbt.html
https://www.defence24.com/hungarian-...-cost-analysis
https://www.armyrecognition.com/germ...ions_data.html
As you can see I've been tracking this since
December 2018.
I didn't post these earlier because we've seen to much happen around here with equipment to include "
Deals going South" for a variety of reasons. Also I wanted to avoid the "
bandwagon" syndrome as well. That has cost us a lot of rework out here and our time we have left, is too
valuable to lose to things under those circumstances.
I'm being called.
Regards,
Pat
EDIT: The following is a "
clarification" about the
LEOPARD 2A7+. As I started this LEOPARD Project, I've noticed that some websites are indicating that Germany is a "
user of" or other assorted
similar descriptions. All true in reality but not so much in context.
Germany/KMW do have them, only
2 of them as follows...
http://tank-masters.de/?page_id=280
http://tank-masters.de/?page_id=264
Remember as I've posted, Germanys next tank is the
LEOPARD 2A7V.