Pardus Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Brand new video on the Danish Leopard 2A7's: Laviduce, Gun Ready and Laser Shark 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Ready Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Great Main Battle Tank! Nothing to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Leopard 2 at Allach KMW plant. Pretty good angle on the hull add-on. Beer, Gun Ready and Laviduce 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 7/7/2020 at 10:54 PM, Gun Ready said: Great photos! Do you have from top? Here you go, sorry for the rather bad quality. Gun Ready 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 VPZ, Beer, Ramlaen and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Ready Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 2 hours ago, SH_MM said: Nice photo, showing KMW products supplied to Qatar: PzH 2000, Leopard 2 QAT, DINGO 3 and Fennek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heretic88 Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 First 4 Leopards arrived in Hungary In army base: Clan_Ghost_Bear, Gun Ready, Laviduce and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Laviduce and MoritzPTK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laviduce Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 6 hours ago, SH_MM said: Spoiler Interesting! Where was this taken ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Production of Leopard 2 A7+ hulls at METKA plant. Laviduce and Beer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/23/2020 at 5:24 PM, Laviduce said: Interesting! Where was this taken ? https://www.specialised-imaging.com/application/files/7215/6166/3538/SI_AP_Tracker2_Unexpected-events.pdf Beer and Laviduce 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Laser Shark, Laviduce, Karamazov and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laser Shark Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Leopard 2 NOR - Rheinmetall’s offer to the Norwegian Leopard 2 upgrade programme (P5050) that was cancelled a few years ago: It looks like a somewhat downgraded version of the ATD demonstrator (no L55A1, no ROSY etc.). In addition to the vehicle cameras from Saab, it would have had Kongsberg’s Integrated Combat Solution (ICS). Also, if you got the feeling that this image reminds you of something, it’s probably for good reason. Anyway, I guess time will tell if we made the right call on this one. If we end up with 84+ Leo 2A7V or K2, then the answer is decisively yes, but if that doesn’t happen (I mean, this is like our fourth attempt at upgrading/replacing the Leo 2A4...), then 38 of these would certainly have been way better than nothing. Speaking of the Norwegian tank replacement project, Hyundai Rotem have been pretty vocal lately about the industrial benefits of selecting the K2. They’re offering local production of all the turrets and spare parts, as well as system integration and final assembly. A South Korean purchase of Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile is apparently also on the table. Now, while I think it’s fairly obvious why Hyundai Rotem & South Korea would be willing to offer up a lot to secure this contract, there is also a very good reason for why they are going out in the media before the competition has even started, namely that there might not even be a competition! A direct acquisition from KMW is apparently still an option, so Hyundai & MED (their Scandinavian representative) have to throw in a wrench to stop this from happening, and thus force a competition. It also seems to be working, and unless KMW can offer industrial incentives that are about as good as Hyundai’s, it seems unlikely that a direct acquisition project will be able to pass parliament approval next year. Clan_Ghost_Bear, Ramlaen and Laviduce 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 It also seems to have the PERI RTWL-B commander's sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 That concept art looks familiar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plebola Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Ramlaen said: That concept art looks familiar... I think the Chally 2 upgrade used similar art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laser Shark Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 12 hours ago, Plebola said: I think the Chally 2 upgrade used similar art. It did indeed. On 9/1/2020 at 11:38 AM, Laser Shark said: Also, if you got the feeling that this image reminds you of something, it’s probably for good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 11:38 AM, Laser Shark said: A direct acquisition from KMW is apparently still an option, so Hyundai & MED (their Scandinavian representative) have to throw in a wrench to stop this from happening, and thus force a competition. It also seems to be working, and unless KMW can offer industrial incentives that are about as good as Hyundai’s, it seems unlikely that a direct acquisition project will be able to pass parliament approval next year. I wonder if the U212CD submarines will affect KMW's chances. In the end the deal was similar to what the South-Korean government together with Hyundai seems to offer ("buy our stuff, then we buy your stuff"), but the Norwegian government had issues securing sufficient funds for the U212CD (or considered TKMS' offer to be too expensive), hence delaying the program. Maybe they could swap out one U212CD and buy Leopard 2 tanks instead for a little less money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laser Shark Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, SH_MM said: I wonder if the U212CD submarines will affect KMW's chances. In the end the deal was similar to what the South-Korean government together with Hyundai seems to offer ("buy our stuff, then we buy your stuff"), but the Norwegian government had issues securing sufficient funds for the U212CD (or considered TKMS' offer to be too expensive), hence delaying the program. Maybe they could swap out one U212CD and buy Leopard 2 tanks instead for a little less money. Pretty much zero chance of that happening IMO. After the F-35, new submarines are almost certainly among the projects with the highest priority, and 4 submarines are already on the low side (currently we have 6 Ula-class subs). Yes, there have been several delays before the production has even started (in addition to the reason you mentioned, it's going to take time for two navies to sit down and agree upon a common design, and there has also been a desire to include additional countries to bring down costs), but I do think that we’ll see a contract before the end of the year. I’m less certain about the tank replacement project, even though KMW has reportedly stated that they can be pretty flexible when it comes to payment since they consider Norway to be a reliable customer (IIRC it was reported in this article by AldriMer.no, though it now sits behind a paywall…), and a Norwegian order would be placed behind those of other countries anyway with the possible exception of a dozen or so vehicles that Norway would need for its VJTF deployments. A competition will extend the project even further, however, so that could be another reason to go this route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 New Leopard 2A4 upgrade from Roketsan Twitter Video Stimpy75, LoooSeR and Laviduce 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadlo Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 THICC Laviduce and Stimpy75 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 ATTICA thermal imager video from Leopard 2: https://streamable.com/q3jiau SPECTUS driver camera: https://streamable.com/jhqvek (I don't know how to embed videos on here) Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadlo Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Some my photos of L2PL Spoiler Beer, DarkWanderer, Scolopax and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Leopard 2A7V being tested. Serge and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoritzPTK Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 minute ago, SH_MM said: Leopard 2A7V being tested. To fricking fast, was just about to post it Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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