Sweden receives first Stridsvagn 123A under wider plan for 110 tank upgrades and 44 new Leopard 2A8s by 2031

Sweden received the first Stridsvagn 123A, the designation for its deeply modernized Leopard 2 main battle tank, at KNDS in Munich. The program will upgrade 110 Stridsvagn 122s with refreshed electronics, a new combat-management system, improved sights and better night-driving capability through 2030 or 2031. Sweden has also ordered 44 newly built Leopard 2A8s, to be designated Stridsvagn 123B, for delivery from 2028 to 2031. Together, the two efforts expand fleet size while standardizing higher protection, sensing and digital-command performance across Swedish heavy armored brigades.