KMW Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to possibly co-produce Leopard tanks with Greek company Metka.

According to the Greek City Times echoing Gerhard Hegmann in Die Welt, there are plans for Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann to produce Leopard tanks with a Greek company. According to the report, “against the background of the war in Ukraine and a complex campaign of circular exchange of weapons systems, a major project is now in the works. It is about the possibility of additional co-production or modernization of hundreds of older Leopard tanks in Greece". "In response to Die Welt's question, KMW essentially confirmed the talks with Metka, but did not provide further details," the report added.
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Leopard 1A5 Main Battle Tank (Picture source: KMW)

Greek City Times writes that a statement from KMW said only that "discussions concern the Leopard 1A5 and Leopard 2 while plans to produce the tanks steel hull are under discussion. However, there are no plans to create new Leopard production units or even to relocate production units from Germany to Greece," the statement said.

However, the extensive report also refers to the upcoming visit of Chancellor Olaf Soltz to Greece on October 27, according to Greek media, which within the overall framework of the exchange of weapons systems with the aim of supporting Ukraine acquires a highly symbolic value, the Greek City Times comments.

In addition to the KMW group for Leopard tanks, Rheinmetall also seems to be interested in Greece, since it "pushes" to have its KF41 Lynx purchased for the Hellenic army.