I was talking about the base Leopard 2A7 from the original manufacturer, KMW. I agree there are various third party upgrades for sale from a variety of countries and companies and I don't know their specs. If buying new Leopard 2s, Britain would be buying directly from KMW and not these third parties.ArmChairCivvy wrote:Certainly not as far as the turret is concerned. Turkey offers AMAP armour ( a German product) based rebuilds for German Leopards, so would be hard to believe that it would be the sole offer
I was also ignoring some anti-IED/mine type upgrades. From Wiki, "The Leopard 2A6M is a version of the 2A6 with enhanced mine protection under the chassis, and internal enhancements to improve crew survivability." From another site, "..with the Leopard 2A7 Tank that is in service as of December 2014. This vehicle features new sighting equipment and the M armor package from the Leopard 2A6M."
So it seems like the Leopard 2A6M and 2A7 are better protected than the 2A5 and 2A6 against mines but probably not against Russian APFSDS rounds.
There is a confusing 2A7+ version that Wiki says Qatar and Hungary ordered. "The tank's protection has been increased by modular armour; the frontal protection has been improved with a dual-kit on the turret and hull front, while 360° protection against RPGs and mine protection increase the survivability of the tank in urban operations.[152] The modular armour's system components were first used by Canada in Afghanistan." This sounds like the 2A6M armour, particularly the reference to Canada, although who knows.
There is also a 2A7v upgrade which includes "a new armored modular system for the upper front glacis plate of the hull and a more powerful Auxiliary Power Unit of the current APU used on the A7 model." So I guess there is an armour upgrade to the hull.
I didn't find any references to turret armour upgrades against rival tanks.