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 "slug": "knds-ritek-levanger-leopard-2-a8-production-start-norway-37-of-54-tanks-36-a-year",
 "title": "KNDS and RITEK Start Leopard 2 A8 Production at Levanger — 37 of Norway's 54 Tanks, a Line Sized for 36 a Year",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/knds-ritek-levanger-leopard-2-a8-production-start-norway-37-of-54-tanks-36-a-year/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/knds-ritek-levanger-leopard-2-a8-production-start-norway-37-of-54-tanks-36-a-year/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-10-15T19:15:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-19T19:16:16.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLevanger, 15 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * KNDS Deutschland and RITEK, a Norwegian vehicle service and maintenance company, started Leopard 2 A8 production at Levanger on 15 October; KNDS says production has officially begun now that the production and test infrastructure is complete\n * 37 of the 54 Leopard 2 A8 NO ordered for the Norwegian Army are to be built at Levanger; KNDS builds the other 17 itself\n * The plant, built in about 18 months and opened at the end of April, is des",
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