Hungary orders Leopard 2A7s and Pzh 2000s

[Jäger]

• The Hungarian MoD has signed a contract with KMW to buy 44 Leopard 2A7s and 24 PzH 2000s
• The MBTs and SPHs will replace the Hungarian Defence Forces’ T-72s no earlier than 2020

The Hungarian Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) on 19 December to buy 44 Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) and 24 Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 self-propelled howitzers (SPH) for over HUF160 billion (USD565 million).

According to Germany’s Die Welt daily, Hungary is buying the latest version of the MBT, the Leopard 2A7 as well as 12 second-hand Leopard 2A4s for training purposes, although Hungarian MoD sources did not confirm the latter.

https://www.janes.com/article/85348/hungary-orders-leopard-2-mbts-and-pzh-2000-sphs

 

[vostok]

That is quite a big weapon's contract for the Eastern Europe.

 

[Jäger]

That is quite a big weapon's contract for the Eastern Europe.

I have to agree, I read earlier that they also received CZ-805 Bren 2s, P-7, P-9 pistols and EVO Scorpions from the Czech Republic as well. but in the same sense, this Hungary's largest and most modern defence contract IIRC.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

That is quite a big weapon's contract for the Eastern Europe.

Maybe Hungary can buy F-35 and try Operation Barbarossa 2?

 

[vostok]

Maybe Hungary can buy F-35 and try Operation Barbarossa 2?

One day they will come for Transcarpathia. It was their for 1000 years.

 

[Georg]

More details have poped up

They have bought
44 Leo2 A7+
24 PzH2000
all completely new build from ground up
next to that they also recive 13 HX and TGS trucks
The Leo2 A7+ for Hungary recive the 120mm L55A1 gun (entered service in mid 2018) this allows the Hungary Leo2 to fire a programable DM 11 Multiprupose round. The L55A1 can handle higher tube pressure with increased penetration perfromance... according to ES&T there are already two Leo2 user states fitting their fleet with L55A1

https://esut.de/2019/10/meldungen/land/15746/kanonen-und-lkw-fuer-ungarn/

 

[Army research]

One day they will come for Transcarpathia. It was their for 1000 years.

Agree if nationalist sentiment grows again, they would definitely want South Slovakia vovodinjia north Transylvania and the ruthenia