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Poland Awards Rheinmetall $243 Million Contract To Upgrade 128 Leopard Tanks

Monday, February 22nd, 2016

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Poland Awards Rheinmetall $243 Million Contract To Upgrade 128 Leopard Tanks

Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank. Photo: Krauss-Maffei Wegman

Poland awarded Rheinmetall a $242 million contract to upgrade and modernize 128 Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks, the company said Monday.Rheinmetall is set to serve as a strategic partner to work with local Polish companies Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), a government-established holding company to unite state-owned defense companies, and ZM Bumar-Łabędy S.A. The modernization effort includes electronics and weapons technology, Rheinmetall said.The companies are set to upgrade the Leopard 2 A4 tanks first purchased in 2002 from surplus Bundeswehr…

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