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Who makes the Leopard 2 tank?
Last updated: October 2026
KNDS — the Franco-German group formed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter — builds the Leopard 2 main battle tank, the PzH 2000 howitzer and the French CAESAR truck-mounted gun. With $3.3B in arms revenue in 2023 (SIPRI), its vehicles and artillery supply Germany, France, Ukraine and a dozen export armies.
| Company | KNDS |
|---|---|
| Country | France · Germany |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam |
| Arms revenue, 2023 | $3.3 billion (2023) |
- Leopard 2 main battle tank
- PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer
- CAESAR truck-mounted gun
- VBCI infantry fighting vehicle
- Boxer armored vehicle (with Rheinmetall)
- Germany
- France
- Ukraine
- Export customers including Hungary and Qatar
Sources2 sources
SIPRI Top 100 2023 (Dec 2024); Company public reporting
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