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Netherlands agrees to buy at least 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks from KNDS
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Posted on May 14, 2025
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The Netherlands will purchase 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks from KNDS, marking its first tank unit in over a decade, to meet NATO defense spending targets.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement to buy at least 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks from German-French arms maker KNDS as the Netherlands builds a tank unit for the first time in over a decade.
The tanks will be delivered between 2028 and 2031 and form part of a push by the Dutch to increase military spending in order to comply with the NATO target of spending at least 2% of GDP on defence.
The new tank battalion, which could be expanded with another six tanks, will be stationed in Germany and include around 500 soldiers, the government said in a statement.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Aidan Lewis)
The Netherlands' purchase of 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks from KNDS to enhance military capabilities and meet NATO spending targets.
To build a tank unit for the first time in over a decade and comply with NATO's defense spending target of 2% of GDP.
The new tank battalion will be stationed in Germany and will include around 500 soldiers.
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