Rheinmetall has purchased 25 Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks from Switzerland
Just one day after the approval by the Federal Council (ESuTreported), armasuisse has contractually agreed with Rheinmetall Landsysteme the sale of the 25 decommissioned 87 Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks. According to armasuisse, in addition to the purchase price, the contract includes orders for Swiss industry as well as services for the Swiss Army's active Leo 2 fleet.
The Swiss armaments authority once again pointed out that the German federal government had assured that the battle tanks would not be forwarded to Ukraine. A final stay in Germany or with NATO or EU partners is guaranteed.
Wie armasuisse schreibt, hat sich Rheinmetall in dem Vertrag verpflichtet, Aufträge an Schweizer Firmen aus dem Bereich der sicherheitsrelevante Technologie- und Industriebasis (STIB) im Umfang des Kaufpreises zu erteilen. Damit enthalte der Vertrag mit Rheinmetall relevante Verpflichtungen für die Stärkung der Schweizer Industrie. Vereinbart wurden zudem Leistungen für die Bewirtschaftung des Feuerleitrechners der aktiven Flotte der Leopard 2-Panzer der Schweizer Armee, was deren Durchhaltefähigkeit erhöhen wird.
According to armasuisse, the contract also stipulates that the 25 tanks will be promptly transported by rail to Germany by the Rheinmetall company. Rheinmetall will expand the preparation of the tank assemblies, which can be used for the active fleet operated by the army, without incurring any costs and deliver them back to Switzerland. This measure speeds up the processing of sales and at the same time relieves the burden on the resources of the army's logistics base.
Editorial staff / gwh
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