Roketsan Starts Serial Production of the New Armor Package for Leopard 2A4 Tanks

President of Defense Industries Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR announced that the Turkish Land Forces Leopard 2A4 tanks have started their upgrade to domestic armor packages designed and produced to meet modern operational requirements. President DEMİR made the following statements on his social media accounts regarding the armor package for Leopard 2A4 tanks.

As part of our effort to increase the capabilities of the Leopard 2A4 tanks in the Turkish Land Forces inventory, we started the serial production of the armor packages designed and produced at the Ballistic Protection Center in Roketsan. The armor package, which was developed in different configurations for turret and hull, will provide superior ballistic protection for Leopard 2A4 tanks and increase their survivability on the battlefield.

In a press release published by Roketsan in February 2021, it was stated that 2 Leopard 2A4T1 tanks were delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces in December 2020. Within the scope of the project, a total of 40 tanks are planned to be modernized.