With several Western nations already pledging tanks for Ukraine, speculation is mounting that France may send its Leclerc main battle tanks. But French defense officials question how useful the ...

A Leclerc XLR tank manufactured by the KNDS consortium, which includes and KMV and Nexter, on June 13, 2018. ROMAIN BEURRIER/REA In the huge hangar, half a dozen Leclerc tanks were laid out like ...

The French government is considering sending its Leclerc tank, which has a 120 mm smooth bore gun, saying all options are on the table. It has previously resisted demands, saying French overseas ...

France developed the 60-ton Leclerc to replace the 1960s-vintage — and lightly-armored — AMX-30 to keep pace with Soviet tank developments. Broadly similar to other Western main battle tanks ...

The Leclerc’s armor is also a blend of armor types — reactive, composite and steel — for better protection versus a wider array of penetrating anti-tank shells and guided missiles.

Four-person crews manned Austria's Leopard 2A4 tanks, Germany's Leopard 2A6 tanks and Poland's Leopard 2A5 tanks. Three-person teams operated France's Leclerc tanks and Ukraine's T-64BM tanks.

Heavy armor such as the Leclerc, with its reinforced Kevlar body, is not typically part of a U.N. force — though battle tanks have been used in some past missions. 60-ton tanks ...

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Lt. Didier Bize is on patrol in a Leclerc main battle tank near Kosovoska Mitrovica, Kosovo in this Stars and Stripes photo.