Best modern tanks 20171/31/2024 However, the statement does not deny Singapore increased the number of Leopard 2A4s in its possession. Singapore announced at the time that it had acquired 96 tanks, with 66 to be refurbished and put into service, with the remaining 30 to serve as spares. It had previously said that “no other variants of the Leopard has (sic) been acquired” since Singapore announced it had acquired refurbished Leopard 2A4s from Germany in 2006. When contacted for comment regarding the 2017 deliveries, the ministry told Defense News to refer to its earlier statement. The 2017 delivery forms part of the $93 million worth of conventional arms exported to Singapore from Germany that year, which also included recovery vehicles, parts for tanks, various military vehicles, training and in-flight refueling aircraft, and small arms. Singapore declared the receipt of 156 Leopard 2A4s during the same period. Germany previously declared it exported 161 Leopard 2 tanks to Singapore between 20 in its reports to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms database.
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