Deliveries in “15-18 months”
Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall declaration Journalists from the Handelsblatt publication, negotiating with Kyiv on the export of new Panther tanks. He also agreed to the possibility of establishing a factory in Ukraine for the production of these armored vehicles.
“Rheinmetall arms company wants to deliver its most modern main battle tank to Ukraine Last summer, Rheinmetall presented the Panther at an exhibition in Paris and declared it the most powerful battle tank in the world. Ukraine will be the first customer of the machine,” he says.
The authors of the material noted that so far there is only one demonstration model of the Panther. However, Papperger insists that he plans to deliver the finished tanks to Ukraine already “within 15-18 months”. According to him, “Panthers” can be made in Germany or Hungary.
The article also clarifies that since the Panther was developed in Germany, for export the FRG must formally approve the supply. Papperger is confident that the country’s authorities should try this, as Europeans “can no longer reject main battle tanks from their stocks.”
The Rheinmetall president added that his company can build vehicles from scratch, which means “no country will have to procure tanks from its own stocks”. writer Bloomberg.
Papperger said the company is also ready to set up a Panther tank assembly plant in Ukraine after the end of the war if the German government approves the necessary export licenses.
In addition, Rheinmetall believes that its new tanks “should eventually replace the main battle tank Leopard 2” and are “designed to change the game on the battlefields of the future”.
Papperger concluded by saying, “Ukraine must endure this war and when the war is over, the country will need security.”
“Future tankology”
according to information published On the Rheinmetall website, the Panther KF51 main battle tank is a representative of the “tankology of the future”. It is stated to be “first of its kind”, created with the latest technologies and “designed from the ground up”.
The vehicle is designed to provide “a fully digitized NGVA data transmission system that guarantees “highest lethality on the battlefield”, “next generation operational capabilities and automation” along with “survivability”.
“This allows you to reduce the number of crews, which, thanks to the 130-mm Future Weapon System (FGS) and artillery automation, paves the way for the unmatched lethality of unmanned versions of the turret (with Tank socialbites.ca). The description says the specifications of the tank. .
It was also noted that the Panther KF51 performs the main function of “”dominate and destroy”.
“Thanks to the Rheinmetall Future weapon system, which consists of a 130 mm cannon, fully automatic fire control system and additional weapon options, Panther has concentrated its firepower for long-range attacks on multiple targets,” the developers explain.
As an example of the “survivability” of the Panther, the site cites the “pre-shot detection” function built into the car, allowing it to “attack first”. And Panther eliminates “threats from above” with the help of Rheinmetall TAPS, a top-of-the-line attack protection system.
In addition, the new tank is equipped with a smoke masking system and mine protection. The combat weight of the Panther is 59 tons, which, according to the developers, “provides much more mobility than modern systems.”
“The Panther is designed to operate designated unmanned aerial vehicles, such as airborne or autonomous drones, loitering munitions, and a range of unmanned ground vehicles that provide capabilities such as platoon-level air defense,” the statement reads.
It is stated that Panther was designed for a team of three people.