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General Dynamics in talks to deliver M1A2 Abrams tanks to Saudi Arabia in place of Leopard 2 1507134.
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 10:17 AM | |||
| General Dynamics in talks to deliver M1A2 Abrams tanks to Saudi Arabia in place of Leopard 2. | |||
U.S.
defence firm General Dynamics is in talks to deliver M1A2 Abrams mauin
battle tanks to Saudi Arabia, beating out German rival Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
with its Leopard
2 tank for the lucrative deal, a German newspaper reported. |
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 More than 300 M1A2 Abrams are still in service in Saudia Arabia Armed Forces. |
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| There has been speculation for months that Saudi Arabia could order more than 200 Leopard 2 tanks from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, though the company has never confirmed such reports. According to other unconfirmed media reports, Germany gave pre-approval for the export of 270 Leopard 2 tanks to Saudi Arabia in 2011. Defence sources in Germany have said that the German government wanted to hold off making a decision until after federal elections in September, and Handelsblatt speculated on Friday that Saudi Arabia was no longer willing to wait. |
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