>It includes the provision of systems for a company of tanks,
So that’s what? 10 tanks?
The Germans are really going all-in here.
That’s initial buy in, to see if it works for them. It is also likely a “Dear German defense contractors, this is your last chance to get us something that works. Otherwise we’ll buy more of these.” message.
Consider that our initial buy of Trophy for the Abrams was similarly couched.
A NATO tank company is usually 14 tanks.
Our initial buy in for Trophy was brigade combat team or less:
Now we are (or were, pre-Biden) starting to buy them in to equip all our active Abrams.
That may be all they have operable at any one time - the German military is really the sick man of Europe.
Yeah and from what I understand the Krauts are too upset by it either.