Written by Vasiliki Charitaki

On 13 June 2022, Rheinmetall, Germany’s leading company in the security technology and mobility segment, unveiled its’ latest main battle tank at the EUROSATORY international defence material exhibition in Paris. The new tank, which bears the name “Panther”, constitutes a product elaborated entirely by Rheinmetall and is introducing a new era in the field of land defence systems by posing new high standards in lethality, mobility, and survivability whilst being characterised as a game-changer for the battlefields of the future (Sprenger, Rheinmetall pitches Panther battle tank as heir to the Leopard, 2022).