The need for an intermediate MBT solution waiting for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), which entry into service is not forecasted before the 2040s, led KNDS Deutschland to develop a main battle tank (MBT) based on existing technologies, which answers the needs of today increasingly complex battlefield.Lighter, more protected, and more lethal, this was the aim of KNDS Deutschland when starting the Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0 project. With a mass reduction of around 10% over the latest versions, a potential 140 mm main gun, and the crew protected against 57 mm ammunition all-round, plus the C-UAS increased protection, KNDS seems to have hit the target.The Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0 is powered by the usual MTU 873 diesel engine providing 1,500 hp coupled to the Renk HSWL 354 gearbox, its mass under 60 tonnes allowing it a power-to-mass ratio of 25 hp/t. It can reach a maximum speed on-road of over 65 km/h, range on road being 460 km. The chassis is 7.95 metres long, overall length with the turret at 12 o’clock armed with the 120/55 gun being 11.17 metres; it is 3.77 metres wide, the same as the latest Leopard 2s, height to turret roof being 2.44 metres, 0.2 metres less than the A7+.