Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with over 30 Leopard 1 tanks on behalf of German government.

The Ukrainian government has awarded Rheinmetall a contract for Leopard 1 tanks, including 25 Leopard 1A5s, 5 Bergepanzer 2 recovery tanks and 2 driver training tanks. The order, financed by Germany and worth a figure in the upper-two-digit million-euro range, also includes training, logistics, spare parts, maintenance and other support services.
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The Leopard 1A5 tanks are currently being overhauled and readied for use at Rheinmetall’s plants in Unterlüss and Kassel (Picture source: Rheinmetall)

Delivery is due to take place in 2024. The Leopard 1 tanks are currently being overhauled and readied for use at Rheinmetall’s plants in Unterlüss and Kassel.

Rheinmetall thus continues to support Ukraine with a steady flow of tactical vehicles. The Group has previously been tasked with supplying Ukraine with a total of eighty Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Most of these are already in-country, where they have proved their mettle in ongoing operations.

Rheinmetall is ready to supply a further twenty Marder 1A3 IFVs as soon as it receives an order to this effect. In late 2023 and early 2024, Ukraine will also be taking delivery of five Caracal airmobile-capable vehicles. On behalf of the Dutch and Danish governments, moreover, next year the Group will be supplying Ukraine with fourteen Leopard 2A4 tanks. In addition to vehicles, Rheinmetall is aiding the Ukrainian armed forces with ammunition, drones, medical facilities, etc.

Defense News November 2023