Germany to purchase 18 Leopard 2 tanks for stock replenishment.

Germany plans to purchase 18 Leopard 2 tanks and 12 self-propelled howitzers to replenish stocks depleted by deliveries to Ukraine. The tanks order will cost 525 million euros ($578 million) while the howitzers have a price tag of 190.7 million euros, all of which are to be delivered by 2026 at the latest. The tank purchase includes an option for another 105 tanks for about 2.9 billion euros.