Germany’s Leopard 2A8 tank is unlikely to live up to its promises—but its construction is at least a worthwhile investment in the country’s ailing defense industrial base. Germany has placed an ...

David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. Jan 24, 2025, 04:50pm EST FPV strikes on a Leopard 1A5. An ex-Danish Leopard 1A5 tank belonging to a Ukrainian army brigade survived ...

A Leopard 2 A8 main battle tank is pictured during the International Defence and Security Technologies Fair (IDET) in Brno, Czech Republic, on May 28, 2025. (Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

What You Need to Know: Germany and Lithuania are bolstering their tank forces with the acquisition of the advanced Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks (MBTs). Lithuania plans to form a new tank battalion ...