![]() ![]() The M1 Abrams is slightly newer, and carries similar weapons systems. It also carries two 7.62 mm machine guns, one mounted coaxially with the main weapon and another able to be angled upward, to engage aircraft. Its main gun fires extremely powerful 120 millimeter shells. It comes in multiple variants, but in general, the tank is about 10 meters long and 3.75 meters wide, and weighs well over 60 metric tons. ![]() The Leopard 2 first came into service in 1979 but has been upgraded many times since then. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeffrey J. 21, during exercise Trident Juncture 2018. In this case, Germany has promised not to send the tanks to Ukraine, but to keep them at home to fill gaps in its own military.FILE - An M1 Abrams traverses a bridge in Hell, Norway, Oct. The latter deal recently won the support of the Swiss government and is expected to go through by next year. The announcement on Wednesday is unconnected to a separate sale of 25 Leopard 2 tanks of the Swiss army, which are supposed to go to German company Rheinmetall AG. The proposal was for the vehicles to be refurbished in Germany and then sent to Ukraine. The rejection applies to 96 non-operational Leopard 1 tanks currently stored in Italy, which are property of Ruag. Ruag said it acknowledged the decision, but declined to comment further when contacted by Bloomberg. The government said the request is “inconsistent with applicable law,” noting that Switzerland is a neutral country which can’t approve sales of arms bound for an active conflict zone. (Bloomberg) - Switzerland blocked arms maker Ruag AG from selling almost 100 tanks in a deal that would have seen them used by Ukraine in its war with Russia. ![]() ![]() This content was published on J11:37 J11:37 ![]()
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