It took German industry an eyebrow-raising 19 months to refurbish and deliver the first 58 of at least 155 Leopard 1A5 tanks a German-led consortium has pledged to Ukraine. But the three-country consortium—Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium—has apparently resolved parts shortages and is finally picking up the pace.

Since those first 58 Leopard 1A5s arrived through early September, an additional 45 of the 1980s-vintage tanks have shipped.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    we don’t want to switch to a war economy, not even in part

    I don’t think we even need to do that, 3% GDP would do it, and surpass the 9% GDP Russia allegedly is spending. ( about a third their government budget)
    We can do it while maintaining a normal and sustainable economy, and Russia would crack like twig.

    Lessons should definitely be learned about capacity to scale up, though.

    Absolutely.