MSPO 2017: Polish Leopard upgrade on track
The first prototype Leopard 2A4 upgraded for the Polish Army has now entered verification testing in Germany, with an additional five pre-series vehicles also joining the programme effort.
Rheinmetall is currently under contract with the Polish government to upgrade 128 Polish main battle tanks, with the resultant variant being designated the Leopard 2PL.
Upgrade work will be carried out in collaboration with Polish industry, with Polish armoured vehicle specialist Bumar-Łabędy carrying out the bulk of the refresh.
Otmar Schultheis, the managing director of Rheinmetall Defence Polska, a dedicated Polish office set up by the German company, told Shephard that the
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