Published September 27,2023
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The higher chamber of the Swiss parliament, the Council of States, has authorised the decommissioning of 25 Leopard 2 tanks of the Swiss Army, permitting them to be resold to Germany, public broadcaster SRF reported Tuesday.
The Swiss Army has a complete of 96 decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks. Decommissioning the tanks is a prerequisite for his or her resale. The decrease chamber of the Swiss parliament, the National Council, had already authorised the plan in June.
The particulars of the sellback of the tanks to their German producer, Rheinmetall, together with the precise timing, will now be determined by the Swiss authorities.
Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius had requested in February for the Leopard 2 tanks to be offered again to Rheinmetall.
This is to interchange tanks provided to Ukraine. The ministers assured impartial Switzerland that they might not switch the Leopard 2s to Kyiv.
Source: www.anews.com.tr