European MBT market shifts: KNDS and Rheinmetall unveil competing platforms
The KNDS Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0 has been a big draw for attendees at Eurosatory 2024. (Photo: Sam Hart)
KNDS and Rheinmetall have been showcasing competing new MBT models at Eurosatory 2024, reflecting shifts in European defence procurement amid the ongoing continental conflict.
If much of Europe has been calling for a return to armoured mass over the last 2.5 years, KNDS has clearly been listening.
As the leader of the European MBT market between Leopard 2 and the French Leclerc XLR, KNDS unveiled a roster of additional MBTs at this year’s Eurosatory.
Europe’s recently renewed platforms, the Leopard 2A8 and Leclerc XLR, alongside a concept demonstrator for the much-anticipated MGCS in the ‘EMBT-ADT 140’, make expected appearances, but it is the Leclerc Evolution and Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0 that have raised eyebrows.
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