On May 14, the Netherlands made a major move to restore its armored capabilities by signing a contract to acquire at least 46 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks. This marks the return of a dedicated tank battalion to the Dutch Army after a 14-year hiatus.

Madrid has dispatched another batch of ten Leopard tanks to Kyiv, the Spanish Defense Ministry said in a statement, News.Az reports.

Germany plans to order 105 Leopard 2 A8 tanks from arms company KNDS for 2.93 billion euros, according to a confidential budget draft seen by Reuters on Thursday.