Qatar is looking to purchase someĀ 200 Leopard-2 tanksĀ from Germany, which are valued at $2.46 billion, according to the German magazine Spiegel.
It’s the latest in a string of recent military hardware orders, which has included requests for nearly 60 US helicopters, at a cost of at least $6.6 billion.
Although not yet approved, the German government is reportedly in favor of the Leopard-2 tank sale. Saudi Arabia apparentlyĀ also made a request for hundreds of the same main battle tanks last month.
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