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SECURITY & DEFENSE • EUROPE

Norway and Germany begin producing Leopard 2A8 tanks in Norway

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KNDS and Norway’s Ritek have begun producing Leopard 2A8 tanks in Norway, adding a manufacturing project to a broader Norwegian-German security partnership, according to Defense News.

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The project affects defense manufacturing in Norway and Germany and adds production capacity to their European security cooperation. The article does not identify a direct U.S. impact.