It is known when Germany and Portugal will hand over Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Germany and Portugal are preparing to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Here's What We Know

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius shared the information. If everything goes according to plan, arms deliveries will begin at the end of March. Germany will deliver 18 Leopard 2A5 tanks to the Ukrainian armed forces, while Portugal will deliver three of the same modification. By the way, Poland promises to send the second batch of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine this week. It will consist of 10 combat vehicles.

Flashback

The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. The Leopard 2 is the successor to the successful development of the Leopard 1 battle tank. The Leopard 2 has many modifications and is used by the armed forces of Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Turkey. A total of 3,200 tanks of this model have been produced.

Source: Spiegel