Norway can join the number of countries, wishing to share their tanks with Ukraine, the possibility of such a deal in Oslo will be discussed in the near future, and in secret. The Norwegian press writes about this with reference to the government of the country..
Norwegian authorities intend to discuss the possibility of transferring Leopard 2A4NO tanks to Ukraine from the presence of the Norwegian army. The meeting will be held behind closed doors, all will attend 20 human, these are representatives of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Norwegian Parliament. The place and time of the meeting has not been announced..
According to the Norwegian press, the topic of the meeting will be the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, including the supply of tanks. Norwegians want to discuss the possibility of doing without German permission when supplying Leopard 2A4NO tanks to Kyiv, as proposed by the Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki.
Expected, what the committee will discuss tonight, should Norway formally apply to Burbock for permission to support Ukraine with German tanks- says the publication.
It is worth noting, what are in service with the Norwegian army 32 tanks Leopard 2A4NO, which will be removed from service and replaced by more modern machines of the South Korean assembly. Oslo plans to replace German Leopard 2A4 tanks with South Korean K2 Black Panther modified for use in northern latitudes. The replacement is scheduled for 2025 of the year.
Norway bought used Leopard 2A4 tanks in 2001 year from the Netherlands to replace old Leopard 1A5NO tanks. Delivery began that same year and ended in 2002 year. Tanks have been slightly modified, all Dutch equipment has been replaced with standard Leopard equipment 2. But the Norwegians failed to replace the Leopard 2A4NO with the Leopard 2A7, variant with K2 Black Panther got more votes. used photos:https://www.forsvaret.no/en
