‘Leopard 2A8’ Debuts as Germany’s Newest Battle Tank in Three Decades

After three decades of waiting, the German Bundeswehr is introducing a next-generation main battle tank it said is built entirely from scratch.

The 2A8 brings a fully modernized architecture to the long-running Leopard line, integrating a slew of defensive capabilities and a new digital backbone.

The biggest shift is the Trophy active protection system (APS), which fires explosive countermeasures to stop incoming projectiles before they hit the tank’s frame.

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