Germany to buy Leopard tanks, howitzers to make up for Ukraine supplies - source

FILE PHOTO: A view of a Leopard 2 tank at the German army Bundeswehr base in Munster, Germany, February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will buy 18 Leopard 2 tanks and 12 self-propelled howitzers to replenish stocks depleted by deliveries to Ukraine, a member of the parliamentary budget committee which approved the purchase on Wednesday told Reuters.

The tanks order will come to 525.6 million euros ($578.58 million) while the howitzers have a price tag of 190.7 million euros, all of which are to be delivered by 2026 at the latest, said the finance ministry documents meant for the parliament.