The chief executive of German arms maker Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, advocated faster progress in the Franco-German tank ...

The 7.62mm MG3 turret machine gun was similar to the famous Wehrmacht WWII MG42, yet the crew had to stick out their heads out to operate it—bad news in built-up areas and sniper country.

But the German tank’s shortcomings are gradually being resolved. Newer versions of the Leopard 2, for instance, have reinforced armour on the turret.

Ukrainian serviceman walks past the turret of a Russian tank next to a destroyed petrol station in the village of Skybyn, northeast of Kyiv on May 2, 2022. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images ...

Earlier this year, German-based Rheinmetall announced that it was exploring options to replace the turrets of its Cold War-era Leopard 1 main battle tanks (MBTs). The chassis of the armored ...

COLOGNE, Germany — The defense ministers of Germany and France have vowed to put fresh energy behind a bilateral push for a next-generation tank, putting a topic back on the German-Franco work ...

Suddenly, a squat green tank lumbered around a street block directly before of the German unit. This was Eure, a 31.5-ton Char B1 bis tank commanded by Capt. Pierre Billotte.