Panther KF51
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The Panther KF51 (KF is short for German "Kettenfahrzeug" lit. 'tracked vehicle') is a German main battle tank (MBT) that is under development by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). It was unveiled publicly at the Eurosatory defence exhibition on June 13th 2022.
The KF51 is based on the hull of the Leopard 2A4, but with a new turret mounting an autoloaded 130mm main gun. On December 5th 2022, Rheinmetall announced its plans to target mostly existing Leopard 2 operators with the KF51.
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