The latest variants of Leopard 2, which service (or will serve) in the Bundeswehra, are Leopards 2A7V, 2A7A1 and 2A8. Eventually, the cold war classical is to be replaced by a fresh base tank developed under the MGCS program. However, despite successive declarations, agreements and handshakes of politicians, the future of this programme remains uncertain. all decision from the spheres comes with information about subsequent attempts to establish tank coalitions for the next generation cars. This besides applies to those participating in the MGCS of France, Germany and Italy.