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TanksDecember 2002–present
Main battle tank
Leopard 2E is a main battle tank originating in Spain Germany. It was built by General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas.
Main battle tank
Spain Germany
December 2002–present
Spain
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas
€10.95m including spares etc.
2001–2008
219
approx. 63 tonnes (69.4 short tons )
7.7 m (25.3 ft)
3.7 m (12.1 ft)
3 m (9.8 ft)
4
Composite armor
Rheinmetall 120 mm L/55
2 × 7.62 mm MG3s
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 12-cylinder diesel 1,500 PS (1,500 hp; 1,100 kW) at 2,600 rpm
23.8 PS/t (17.5 kW/t)
Renk HSWL 354
Torsion-bar
1,060 litres (280.02 US gal )
500 km (310 mi)
70 km/h (43 mph)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Leopard 2E equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2E. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named Leopard 2E component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.