Sweden sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine not ‘on the plate,’ Swedish official says
“We are, politically, open to support with all types of capabilities but tanks have not yet been on the plate," said a senior Swedish military official.
Ukrainian troops could fight with Leopard 2s by early spring: Experts
Poland has offered to train Ukrainians on its soil using its own Leopards, bypassing Berlin’s reluctance to allow allies to send the heavy tanks to Ukraine. But delivering 300 battle-ready Leopard 2s will not be simple.
Ukraine Contact Group meeting caps off deluge of new arms pledges, but no German Leopards
"It is in your power at Ramstein today not to bargain about numbers of tanks but to open a principle supply that will stop Russian evil," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
‘We need to send’ Putin a message: UK minister on why tanks are now going to Ukraine
The decision to send the Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv was influenced by an understanding that Ukraine now “needs the ability to push back hard in the East and the South [of the country],” said James Cleverly, UK foreign secretary.
Ukraine war leaves British Army ‘very uncomfortable’ with Future Soldier capabilities
A British defense committee meeting heard about concerns brought on by the war in Ukraine, the state of British tanks (some Ukraine-bound) and a potential recovery for the Ajax recon vehicle program.
What is a ‘main battle tank,’ and how will Ukraine use them?
European nations are poised to send Ukraine main battle tanks. But Western MBTs will require different training, tactics, and logistical support than the smaller Soviet-derived designs Ukrainian troops are used to.
Ukraine gets its tanks: Poland sending Leopard 2, and other nations may follow
“A company of Leopard tanks for Ukraine will be transferred as part of building an international coalition,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said in a Jan 11 social media post. “Such a decision [has] already [been taken] in Poland."
UK and Japan sign landmark defense pact in bid to counter China
The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) means London and Tokyo are in a position to “plan and deliver larger scale, more complex military exercises and deployments,” focused on the Indo-Pacific, according to the UK government.