![]() ![]() Finland has 200 in operation or in storage.įor Ukraine’s war against Russia, “it is believed that for the Leopard 2 tanks to have any significant effect on the fighting, around 100 tanks would be required,” the International Institute for Strategic Studies analysts wrote. Notably, despite Russia's huge tank losses in Ukraine, it has not deployed the Armata there.Rheinmetall AG, a German defense contractor that makes the 120mm smoothbore gun on the Leopard 2, says the tank has been deployed by “more nations than any other.”Īccording to a recent analysis by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based global think tank, some 350 Leopard 2s - in different versions - have been sent to Greece, and Poland has about 250 of varying types. However, Russia's army has bought few of them, in part due to manufacturing difficulties. If this sounds familiar, Russia's T-14 Armata, unveiled in 2015, also had an unmanned turret, a crew of three in the hull, and onboard drones. It is armed with six Switchblade 300 loitering munitions, known as "kamikaze drones." It also has an artificial-intelligence program - called "Katalyst" - that can help the crew identify and prioritize targets, navigate, and predict future maintenance. It also has a Kongsberg RS6 remote-controlled weapon station with an XM914 30 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun.Īs befits a 21st-century tank design, the AbramsX has some cutting-edge features. The AbramsX retains a 120 mm cannon as its main armament but replaces the current gun with the lighter XM360 originally developed for the failed Future Combat System. US soldiers do maintenance on an Abrams tank in Germany in August 2017.ģrd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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