Portugal to hand over three Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine in March

Portugal told when and how many tanks it will transfer to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

When to expect

So,

according to the country's Ministry of Defense, Portugalwill transfer 3 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. We are talking about a modification of the Leopard 2A6. Deliveries of weapons will begin in March. By the way, in addition to Portugal, Germany will also transfer 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine.

Portugal está em condições de enviar à Ucrâniatrês Carros de Combate Leopard 2 A6, no próximo mês de março. Esta decisão foi tomada no quadro de contactos em curso com Aliados e Parceiros. pic.twitter.com/2hYBM73qkB

— Defesa Nacional (@defesa_pt) February 8, 2023

For those who are not in the know

Leopard 2 is the main battle tank.It was created by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Leopard 2 is the successor to 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 were produced.

Source: @defesa_pt