Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, considers delivery of the Panther main battle tanks “in 15 to 18 months” to be possible.
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Dusseldorf The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to deliver its most modern main battle tank to the Ukraine. “We are talking to Kyiv about exporting the Panther,” CEO Armin Papperger told Handelsblatt. The country wants the main battle tank and has also expressed interest in the new Lynx infantry fighting vehicle.
Rheinmetall presented the Panther at a trade fair in Paris last summer and touted it as the strongest battle tank in the world. Ukraine would be the first customer for the vehicle.
There is still only a demonstration model of the Panther. Nevertheless, Papperger promises a delivery “in 15 to 18 months”. The tanks could be built in Germany or in Hungary.
The approval of the federal government is required for an export, since the Panther was developed in Germany. Papperger argues for approval: The Europeans could no longer do without any more battle tanks from their stock “because we are blank”.
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