Nations began building tanks during WWI; since then, tanks have dominated battlefields worldwide. While many nations produce their own tanks, far more purchase or receive tanks from other countries ...

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government approved on Wednesday a plan by the defense ministry to acquire 44 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks from Germany in a a deal that’s part of a major modernization of the ...

Despite being designed in the 1970s, the Leopard 2 battle tank is still widely in use today and plays a pivotal role in major international wars and other conflicts. There's a good reason for its ...

The Czech government has approved the €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks from Germany as part of efforts to modernise its army. The development follows the defence ministry’s backing of ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets including ...

A Leopard 2 main battle tank carries out maneuvers during a visit by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to the Bundeswehr's Panzerbataillon 203 tank squadron on Feb. 1, 2023, in Augustdorf, ...

The German Leopard 2A8 is considered one of the absolute best main battle tanks in service today. Though a few Leopard 2s have been lost in the fighting in Ukraine, reports suggest the MBTs have stood ...

To surround the eastern fortress city of Pokrovsk from the south, Russian forces first have to roll back Ukrainian defenses in Kurakhove, a village on the bank of the Vovcha River 18 miles south of ...

FILE - Visitors gather by a Leopard 2 A8 tank, left, and a Leopard 2A-RC-3.0 tank at the Eurosatory Defense and Security exhibition, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in Villepinte, north of Paris, On ...