Canada presses Germany to boost parts production as Ukraine struggles to field its Leopard tanks
Germany’s defence minister acknowledged Friday that countries like Canada — and to a lesser extent Ukraine — are in a tough spot when it comes to maintaining older variants of the Leopard 2 main battle tank and keeping them in the field.
Boris Pistorious, who visited Ottawa and met with his counterpart Defence Minister Bill Blair, was asked about the world-wide shortage of spare parts affecting the A4 model of the Leopard, the type overwhelmingly used by the Canadian Army.
It’s also the model which Canada, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and Portugal all donated to Ukraine.
