Well, the Ukraine
won't have to worry about the
LEOPARD 1A5 from Germany (Though the following will probably make it easier politically for them to send them now.) because they got an upgrade.
Spain retired their
LEOPARD 2A4 tanks at least
10 years ago
and since I don't feel like typing a whole lot right now, I'll quote the source...
"Spain is also
ready to deliver 40 Leopard 2A4 tanks that have been
stored for a decade in a logistics base of the Spanish army. At the same time,
Spain will train the Ukraine soldiers to operate these tanks.
The training will be conducted by Spanish soldiers deployed in Latvia, where the Spanish Army has a contingent of 500 soldiers with six Leopard 2E tanks, within the framework of NATO's Enhanced Advanced Presence (EFP) operation."
Spain has
108 of these tanks in storage and they are maintained
ready for combat as part of their
strategic reserve. This
could represent a
potential for a second shipment I would guess in the range of
20-40 tanks at a later date, depending on their perceived need of their future defensive needs.
This not out there but is
my analysis of the situation as I have further information in my files concerning Spain and its armor.
The tanks are a "
DONE DEAL" the "
also" refers to the fact that Germany has yet to approve the
STOP here...
"The shipment of the
Aspide missile systems, produced by the European missile company MBDA,
is pending completion of the negotiations through a cell in Germany that is in charge to coordinate the military aid to Ukraine. The
Aspide is no longer in service with the Spanish army and it was replaced by a more modern air defense system."
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...e_systems.html
SO, GERMANY HAS APPROVED THE TANK TRANSFER/OPENS THE DOOR FOR POSSIBLE GERMAN LEOPARD 1A5 TRANSFER/ASPIDE MEDIUM RANGE (20km+/AND STILL EFFECTIVE) SAM PENDING GERMAN APPROVAL/I EXPECT THE LEOPARD 2A4 TO BE IN SERVICE BY SEP/OCT AT LATEST/BUT THE UKRAINIANS HAVE CAUGHT ON HOW TO USE THESE ADVANCED SYSTEMS ALOT SOONER THEN I THINK MOST THOUGHT THEY COULD
And there you have it.
Regards
Pat
