The Leopard 2PL is a main battle tank used by the Polish Armed Forces, and is a modernized version of the older Leopard 2 A4 tank, phased out by Germany and first acquired by Poland in the 2000s.

The Leopard 2PL is a Polish heavy modification of the Leopard 2A4, which is the fifth variant of the Leopard 2 main battle tank family. Poland initially received the Leopard 2A4 in the 2000s after purchasing it from Germany.

Leopard 2PL to czołg podstawowy III generacji, powstały w wyniku prowadzonej modernizacji czołgów Leopard 2A4, znajdujących się na wyposażeniu Wojsk Lądowych, przy współpracy firm Polskiej Grupy Zbrojeniowej i Rheinmetall Landsysteme.

The Leopard 2PL is a Polish modernized version of the Leopard 2A4, carried out in cooperation with Rheinmetall and the Polish Armaments Group (Polish: Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, PGZ). The Leopard 2PL MBT is primarily tasked with assault, maintaining territory, and supporting mechanized and motorized subdivisions with its onboard weapon systems ...

The Leopard 2PL is a main battle tank used by the Polish Armed Forces, and is a modernized version of the older Leopard 2 A4 tank, phased out by Germany and first acquired by Poland in the 2000s. The modernisation is currently being carried out in cooperation with Rheinmetall and the Polish Armaments Group (Polish: Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa PGZ).

The Leopard 2PL has several new improvements to strengthen the combat capabilities of the Leopard 2A4 tanks used so far in the Polish army, in terms of firepower, ballistic protection and situational awareness, as well as crew work comfort, with wide involvement of the national defense industry.

The programme to modernise the fleet of Polish Leopard 2A4 MBTs to the 2PL standard has faced numerous difficulties and technical issues.

At MSPO 2020, Defense Exhibition in Poland, the Polish army has unveiled the first series production of Leopard 2PL Main Battle Tank (MBT), a modernized version of the German-made Leopard 2A4 acquired by Poland in the 2000s.

The Polish Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed that the first batch of three Leopard 2PL main battle tanks (MBT) was delivered to the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade in Wesoła near Warsaw, which is subordinate to the 18th Mechanised Division in Siedlce.

2024年1月15日 · The Leopard 2PL upgrade includes extra modular armour for the turret and new sights (including KLW-1 Asteria thermal imaging systems for the gunner, and for the commander). The gun and the fire control system have been modified to accommodate modern ammunition - the DM63A1 anti-tank rounds, and the DM11 programmable HE rounds.