Leopard 1

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1963
Total Production : 6,000

Model Status Year Produced
Leopard 1 Active 1963 6,000



Leopard 1

Group : Main Battle Tanks
Status : Active
Also Known As : Bergepanzer 2, Biber (Bridge laying system), Dachs, Leopard 1 A1, Leopard 1 A2, Leopard 1 A3, Leopard 1 A4, Leopard 1 A5, Leopard C2
Origin : Germany
Contractors : Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Rheinmetall Defence
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1963
Total Production : 6,000

Leopard 1 is a heavyweight Main Battle Tank (MBT) developed for the Army of former German Federal Republic. Originally Leopard 1 was a joint program between France and Germany, but ultimately France left the program in favor of AMX30. More than 2,200 Leopard 1s were procured by the German Army and 3,000+ tanks were produced for international customers. Production started in the early 1960s and ceased in 1979.

Leopard 1 is fitted with a stabilized 105mm cannon as primary armament, steel armor, an 830-hp diesel/multi-fuel engine, and two 7.62mm machine guns as secondary armament. In addition, Leopard 1 features NBC protection and an improved sight system. Overall, Leopard 1 was deemed the better western tank of those equipped with 105mm gun. Germany also developed recovery, engineering and bridge layer armored vehicles based on Leopard 1 tracked chassis.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
AustraliaRetired - No Longer Operational 0/?
AustriaRetired - No Longer Operational 0/?
BelgiumActive 2/?
BrazilActive 354 Leopard 1A5, A1 from Germany and Belgium
CanadaRetired - No Longer Operational 0/114
ChileActive ?
DenmarkRetired - No Longer Operational 10/? Includes 10 Biber bridge laying systems
GermanyActive 180/2,237
GreeceActive 427/?
ItalyActive ?
JordanActive ?
NetherlandsRetired - No Longer Operational 5/?
NorwayActive ?
TurkiyeActive ?
UkraineActive 427 Transferred in April 2022 from Germany Biber (16) and Bergepanzer (12) in October 2022. Germany approved the transfer of 88 Leopard 1 tanks in February 2023. Another 99 Leopard 1 tanks from Germany to be transferred between summer 2023 and the end of 2024. Another 100 Leopard 1 tanks to be supplied by the Netherlands (in cooperation with Denmark and Germany). Germany sent 30 Leopard 1 tanks in May 2023. Another 25 in July 2023. Another 25 Leopard 1 A5 from Germany in November 2023. Germany to transfer 32 additional Leopard 1 tanks in 2024.
Specifications
Notes
Crew 4
Dimensions
Height 2.6 meter
Length 9.5 meter
Main Gun Caliber 105 millimeter
Width 3.4 meter
Mass
Combat Weight 42,500 kilogram
Performance
Main Gun Max Range 2,500 meter
Max Range 600 kilometer
Power
Power 830 shp
Speed
Top Speed 65 kph

News

Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
Germany Sending 200 Drones, PzH 2000 and Gepard Artillery Systems to Ukraine

Three Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, 75 Vector, 43 Songbird, 270 RQ-35 Heidrun UAVs, 40 drone detection systems, and 30 Gereon RCS unmanned ground vehicles are

Friday, 18 October, 2024
Germany to Send New Weapons Package to Ukriane Including AIM-9L Missiles and 4,000 Kamikaze Drones

The list also contains weapons that were already transferred to Kiev over the past month BERLIN, October 18.

Monday, 19 August, 2024
Germany Sends Another Weapons Package to Ukraine

"The reports to the effect that we will limit support are simply incorrect," Spokesman for the German Cabinet Wolfgang Buechner said BERLIN, August 19.

Thursday, 15 August, 2024
Germany Shipping More Tanks, Tactical Vehicles, Artillery Systems and Air Defense Systems to Ukraine Before the End of 2024

Representitive of the Berlin Christian Freuding presented the list of the shipments to Ukraine planned for 2024 BERLIN, August 15.

Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
Ukraine to Get 32 Additional Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks from Germany in 2024

Ukraine contracts with Rheinmetall for 32 Leopard 1 systems Order worth a figure in the upper-two-digit million-euro range Delivery in 2024 Work on the vehicles

Thursday, 2 November, 2023
Ukraine to Receive Another 25 Leopard 1 A5 Main Battle Tanks from Germany

Germany will transfer another 25 Leopard 1A5 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). The project is financed jointly with Denmark.

Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
Germany to Send Weapons Package to Ukraine Including Two Patriot Systems, 25 Leopard 1 A5 Tanks, 40 Marders and 20,000 Artillery Rounds

The list of military gear earmarked for Ukraine is reported to include two launchers for Patriot air defense systems, five armored recovery vehicles and 20,000 units of artillery

Saturday, 13 May, 2023
Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
Germany and the Netherlands to Send up to 199 Additional Leopard 1 Tanks Between the Summer of 2023 and 2024

Germany has issued official permission to supply Kyiv with 178 Leopard 1 tanks. All these vehicles should arrive in Ukraine starting from the summer of 2023.

Friday, 3 February, 2023
Germany to Transfer up to 88 Leopard I Tanks to Ukraine

The German government will send to Ukraine not only Leopard 2, but also 88 tanks of the previous generation - Leopard 1.

Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
Germany's Rheinmetall May Transfer 51 Leopard 2 A4 and 88 Leopard 1 Tanks To Ukraine by the End of 2023

The next shipment may be this April-May, a company official said MOSCOW, January 24. /TASS/. Germany’s defense company Rheinmetall said on Tuesday it may send as many

Wednesday, 2 November, 2011
Brazilian Army Orders Logistics Support for its Leopard 1A5 Tanks

Brasilia/Munich, November 2nd 2011. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe’s market leader for armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles, and the Brazilian Army signed a comprehensive

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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