List of main battle tanks by country

This is a list of countries that currently operate main battle tanks, in their military service. A main battle tank (MBT) is a type of tank that is armour-protected, direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies mechanized land force.

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Table of main battle tanks by country

A

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Afghanistan	T-55	400	Soviet Union	Most either destroyed or scrapped during NATO occupation. Those that remain are now under Taliban control.
	T-62	260	Soviet Union	Most either destroyed or scrapped during NATO occupation. Those that remain are now under Taliban control.
Algeria [1]	T-62	270	Soviet Union
	T-64	300	Soviet Union
	T-72	325	Soviet Union
	T-90A	300	Soviet Union /   Russia
Angola	T-55	200	Soviet Union
	T-62	50	Soviet Union
	T-72	50	Soviet Union
Argentina	Tanque Argentino Mediano (TAM)	231	Argentina   West Germany	Chassis is based on Marder IFV
Armenia	T-62	14	Soviet Union
	T-72	168	Soviet Union
	T-90	30	Soviet Union
Australia	M1 Abrams	75	United States	In 2022, Australia signed a contract to replace the 59 M1A1 AIM Abrams with 75 M1A2 SEPv3, scheduled for delivery beginning in 2024.
Austria [2]	Leopard 2A4	56	West Germany	Replaced the M60 A3 in 1997. Will be subject to a combat value increase in the near future.
Azerbaijan	T-90S	100	Soviet Union /   Russia
	T-72 Aslan	420	Russia
	T-55	100	Soviet Union

B

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Bahrain	M60A3 Patton	180	United States	100 in active service with a further 80 in storage [3]
Bangladesh	Type 59 Durjoy	174	China /   Bangladesh	174 Type 59 tanks were upgraded to Type 59 Durjoy [4]
	Type 69	58 [5]	China
	Al-Khalid	44 [5]	China /   Pakistan
	VT-5	44 (on order) [5]	China	Light tank
Belarus	T-72B	497	Soviet Union	477 T-72B and 20 T-72B3 [3]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	M-84	71	Yugoslavia
	AMX-30S	50	France
	M60A3	85	United States
	T-55	142	Soviet Union
Brazil [6]	EE-T1 Osório	2	Brazil	Two operational tanks with the Centro de Instrução de Blindados of the Brazilian Army [7]
	M60A3 TTS	91	United States	Used for instruction
	Leopard 1A1	127	West Germany
	Leopard 1A5	221	West Germany	Upgraded for ´´BR+´´ version
Bulgaria	T-72	90 [3]	Soviet Union	T-72M1/M2
Burundi	T-55	about 10 [8]	Soviet Union

C

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Cambodia	T-55	365	Soviet Union
	T-62	19	Soviet Union
	Type 59	74	Soviet Union /   China
Canada	Leopard 2A6M CAN	20	West Germany /   Germany	20 Leopard 2A6M were leased from Germany in December 2007. The tanks were permanently transferred to Canadian service when tanks purchased from the Netherlands were transferred to Germany in exchange. [9] [10]
	Leopard 2 A4M CAN	20	West Germany /   Germany	Upgraded from Dutch Leopard 2A4 in 2010, closer to 2A7+ armour configuration but with shorter barrel.
	Leopard 2A4 CAN	34	West Germany	100 Dutch Leopard 2A4 initially purchased in 2007, and 15 more 2A4s were later purchased from Germany as "Logistic Stock Vehicles" exclusively for spare parts. [10] 20 were upgraded to 2A4M CAN standard in 2010, 20 were upgraded to 2A7 standard and given to Germany in exchange for 2A6Ms, 18 converted into Wisent 2 "Ram" AEVs, leaving 42 Leopard 2A4 CAN in service by 2022. 8 were donated to Ukraine in 2023. [11]
Cape Verde	T-55	12	Soviet Union
Central African Republic	T-55	4	Soviet Union
Chad	T-55	60	Soviet Union
Chile [12]	Leopard 2A4	172	West Germany	8 to be used as spares, upgrades for Leopard 2A5 in 2015
	Leopard 1V	100	West Germany
China	Type 99A [13]	600	China
	Type 99 [13]	600	China
	Type 96	2,500	China
	Type 88	300	China	Reserve and training units. Retired from active service
	Type 69/79	300	Soviet Union /   China	Reserve and training units. Retired from active service
	Type 59	30	Soviet Union /   China
Congo, Democratic Republic of	T-55	20	Soviet Union
Congo, Republic of	Type 59	20	Soviet Union /   China
Croatia	Leopard 2A8	(50+ on order)	Germany	On order
	M-84A4 Sniper	45	Croatia	To be retired and donated to Ukraine once all Leopard 2A8s are delivered
Cuba	T-55	900	Soviet Union
	T-64	20	Soviet Union
	T-62	400	Soviet Union
Cyprus [14]	AMX-30B2	52	France
	AMX-30G	30	France
	T-80U	82	Russia	Ordered January 2009
Czech Republic [15]	T-72M4 CZ	30	Czech Republic	3rd tank generation Czech upgrade of T-72, produced 2003-2006.
	T-72M1	86 (?)	Czechoslovakia	20 active, remainder (66) in storage, as reserve. [16] Unknown number donated to Ukraine.
	Leopard 2A4	14	West Germany	Donated by Germany in exchange for Czech tanks sent to Ukraine. [17]

D

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Denmark	Leopard 2A7DK	48	Germany	Upgraded 2A5DK to 2A7DK in 2016 (2A5DK/2A7DK is the Danish upgraded version of the 2A5/2A7) ( (optional +9 2A7DK)

E

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Ecuador	Leopard 1	60	West Germany	30 1V's and 30 1A5's models bought from Chile. [18] [19] [20]
	AMX-13	80	France	Light tanks
	T-55	3	Soviet Union	Borrowed from Peru as war compensation (Cenepa War). Some sources establish that the T-55 are part of an unfinished weapons deal . [21]
Egypt	T-62	500 [3]	Soviet Union	300 in active service with a further 200 in storage.
	Ramses II	840 [3]	Soviet Union /   Egypt	A significantly upgraded T-54/55. Though the initial prototype (T-54E) was delivered in 1984, full production did not begin until 2004–2005, an additional 140–160 are to be converted from stored T-55.
	M60	1,150 [3]	United States	Out of 735 M60A3 + 700 M60A1 were brought up to A3 Standard from U.S. Army Europe surplus stocks in Germany between 1979–1988 + 173 M60A3 between 1992–2001 [22] + 108 M60A3 from the Austrian Army Surplus in 2002, [23]
	M1A1 Abrams	1,130 [3]	United States
Equatorial Guinea	T-55	3	Soviet Union
Eritrea	T-55A/AM2	300	Soviet Union	150 in service, 150 in storage.
	T-62	~	Soviet Union	Received a number from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia	T-55	170	Soviet Union
	T-62	50	Soviet Union
	T-72	~250 [24]	Soviet Union

F

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Finland	Leopard 2A4	139	West Germany	Some of the existing Leopard 2A4's are equipped with Israeli made Urdan mine rollers.
	Leopard 2A6	100	Germany	In total, 100 used Leopard 2A6 tanks were delivered from the Netherlands by the end of 2019.
France	Leclerc	406	France	184 in storage, 239 is active. 200 will be upgraded to Leclerc XLR.
	Leclerc XLR	15	France	Total 200 ordered.

G

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Georgia [25]	T-72M1 SIM-1	143	Soviet Union   Israel
	T-55	100	Soviet Union
Germany	Leopard 2 A5/A6/A7/A7V/A8	328 [26]	Germany	2A4 no longer in use; for resale by KMW and Rheinmetall. All 19 2A5 only used for training exercises. 18 Leopard 2A8 ordered in 2023 to backfill the 18 2A6 given to Ukraine. Leopard 1s in long-term storage, or held by FFG, KMW, and Rheinmetall for resale.
Greece [27]	Leopard 2A6 HEL	170	Germany   Greece	License built in Greece.
	Leopard 2A4	183	West Germany
	Leopard 1A4/5	501	West Germany
	M60A3	101	United States
	M48A5 MOLF	390	United States	Upgraded with a new Fire Control System similar to the one found on the Leopard 1A5
Guinea	T-55	8	Soviet Union
Guinea-Bissau	T-55	10	Soviet Union

H

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Hungary [28]	Leopard 2A7+	44	Germany	Ordered in 2018.
	Leopard 2A4	12	Germany	Ordered in 2018. Used units for training purposes.
	T-72M1	34	Soviet Union Polish People's Republic	34 units in active service. Another 130 T-72 in storage.

I

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
India	Arjun MBT	141 (MK1 and MK1A)	India	124 Arjun MK1 MBTs and a total of 118 MK1A tanks on order. [29] [30] [31] Army required nearly 3500 MBTs in future. [32]
	Tank EX	8	India	Only prototypes made.
	T-90	2,078	Soviet Union /   Russia	464 new T-90MS are on order as of 2020. These tanks are now manufactured locally.
	T-72	2,414 [33]	Soviet Union   Poland	Upgraded to advanced Ajeya Mk1 and MK2 standard. To be replaced with next generation MBT.
Indonesia	Leopard 2A4	42	West Germany	Already arrived all from Germany
	Leopard 2 Revolution	61	Germany	Already arrived all. Up-armored and up-rated version of Leopard 2A4
	Kaplan MT / Harimau	18	Indonesia/  Turkey	Lightweight tank
	FV101 Scorpion	90	United Kingdom	Designed as light tank
	AMX 13	120	France	Already retrofit, light tanks
Iran [34]
	M60 Patton	150	United States
	Chieftain MK3	100	United Kingdom	Mobarez is domestically upgraded version.
	T-62	75	Soviet Union
	T-72S	565	Soviet Union / Polish People's Republic
	Zulfiqar MBT	100	United States /   Iran
	Type-72Z Safir	540	Iran
	Karrar	420	Iran	Additional 380 on order.
Iraq	T-55	72	Soviet Union
	T-72M1	125	Soviet Union
	M1A1 Abrams	146	United States	Further 175 on order. Yet to be delivered, Tank is equipped with Export Armor Package.
	T-90S/SK	75	Russia	[35]
Israel [36]	Merkava Mk.1	180	Israel
	Merkava Mk.2	400	Israel
	Merkava Mk.3	780	Israel
	Merkava Mk.4	660	Israel
	Magach 6	560	United States/  Israel	Upgraded M60 tank
	Magach 7	1,600	United States/  Israel	Upgraded M60 tank
Italy	Ariete	150 [3]	Italy	147 C1 and 3 C2 variants. [3] To be upgraded.
Ivory Coast	T-55	10	Soviet Union	Some donated by Angola

J

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Japan [37]
	Type 90	341	Japan	Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries until 2009. Replaced by the Type 10.
	Type 10	106	Japan	Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, current MBT in Japanese service.
Jordan	Tariq	292	United Kingdom	Locally upgraded Centurion. Most of them were modified into Temsah heavy armoured personnel carriers.
	M60A3	250	United States	Modernized by KADDB
	Khaled	274	United Kingdom	Locally upgraded Chieftain
	Challenger 1	392	United Kingdom

K

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Kazakhstan	T-55	540	Soviet Union
	T-62	75	Soviet Union
	T-72	650	Soviet Union
Kenya [38]	Vickers Mk 3	78	United Kingdom
	T-72Av	76	Soviet Union
Korea, North	T-55	1,800	Soviet Union
	T-62	1,000	Soviet Union
	Type 59	1,000	China
	Type 69 tank	200	China
	Chonma-ho	1,000	North Korea
	Pokpung-ho	500	North Korea
	M2020	9 prototypes	North Korea
Korea, South	M48A3K	300	United States
	M48A5, M48A5K	500	United States
	T-80U, T-80UK	35	Soviet Union	South Korea was given 33 T-80Us during 1996 and 1997 and 2 T-80UKs in 2005 as a partial interest payment of Russian debts incurred during the Soviet era.
	K1, K1E1	1,027	Republic of Korea	All K1s will be upgraded to K1E1 by 2026.
	K1A2	484	Republic of Korea
	K2 Black Panther	206	Republic of Korea	Put into service in June 2014. Total 260 to be delivered.
Kuwait	M-84D	150	Yugoslavia
	M1A2	218	United States	Depleted uranium armor removed.
Kyrgyzstan	T-72	210	Soviet Union

L

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Laos [39]	T-54/55	15	Soviet Union
Latvia	T-55	3	Soviet Union	Exclusively for training
Lebanon	T-55	270	Soviet Union
	M48A5	81	United States
	M60A3	10	United States
Libya
	T-55	325	Soviet Union	Large numbers of tanks destroyed by NATO bombings and rebel actions during 2011 Libyan civil war
	T-62	350	Soviet Union
	T-72	315	Soviet Union

M

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
North Macedonia	T-72	10	Soviet Union	20 scrapped. Only 10 are in fine condition.
	T-55	98	Soviet Union	All were military aid from Bulgaria during the 2001 KLA insurgency. Fate unknown.
Malawi	T-55	1	Soviet Union	Medium tanks
Malaysia	PT-91M	48	Poland	Special variant, Commissioned in 2008.
Mali	T-34	30	Soviet Union	Medium tanks, Retired as of 2020
	T-54		Soviet Union
	T-55	33	Soviet Union
Mauritania	T-55	35	Soviet Union
Mongolia	T-54	100	Soviet Union
	T-55	170	Soviet Union
	T-62	150	Soviet Union
	T-72	100	Soviet Union
Morocco	M1A1	222	United States	M1A1SA "Special Armor".
	M1A2	156	United States	M1A2
	VT-1A	150	China   Pakistan	VT-1A version, 54 received in 2011, 96 to be delivered.
	T-72	148	Soviet Union	T-72B/BV.
	M60A3	427	United States	260 M60A3TTS and 167 M60A3.
	M48	224	United States	224 M48A5 in active service.
Mozambique	T-55	80	Soviet Union
Myanmar	Type 59	280	Soviet Union /   China
	Type 69	190	Soviet Union /   China
	T-72B	300	Soviet Union
	MBT-2000	200	China

N

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Namibia	T-55	1	Soviet Union
Netherlands	Leopard 2A6	20	Germany	Most MBTs retired in 2011, 100 Leopard 2 MBTs sold to Finland in 2014. 18 Dutch Leopard 2s are still in use in the German-Dutch tank battalion Panzerbataillion 414 (leased). [40]
Nicaragua	T-55	31	Soviet Union
Nigeria	T-55	24	Soviet Union
	T-72	16	Soviet Union
	Vickers MBT	108	United Kingdom
	AMX-30	16	France
Norway	Leopard 2A4NO	52 (36 operational)	West Germany	52 Leopard 2A4NLs were acquired from the Netherlands in 2001. 46 of these have been refurbished and brought up to Norwegian standards, [41] while the remaining 6 are being used for spare parts. [42] Furthermore, Norway is planning on upgrading 38 tanks to modern standards in the future. [43] Also has Leopard 1's in storage (unknown condition and quantity). Not in service.
	Leopard 2A7	54 on order, option for further 18	Germany	Norway has ordered 54 Leopard 2A7 with expected delivery starting 2026. The new MBTs are expected to achieve FOC in 2031. Existing Leopard 2A4s are expected to be withdrawn from service with the introduction of the Leopard 2A7s, possibly by donation to Ukraine. 8 Leopard 2A4s, 1 Bergepanzer 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicle, and 3 NM189 Armoured Engineering Vehicles have already been donated to Ukraine.

O

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Oman	M60A3	73	United States
	Challenger 2	38	United Kingdom
	Chieftain Tank	27	United Kingdom

P

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Pakistan	Type 85-IIAP	410	China
	T-80UD	320	Soviet Union
	Al-Zarrar	750	Soviet Union   China /   Pakistan	Pakistani-upgraded Type 59
	Al-Khalid Al-Khalid-l	600 150+	Pakistan	Pakistani variant of MBT-2000
	Haidar MBT	200+	China /   Pakistan	Pakistani-variant of VT-4
	VT-4	174 [44]	China	Delivery in process MBT-3000
Peru [45]	T-55	200	Soviet Union	50 operatives, 75 in store.
Philippines	Sabrah	18 (+10 on order)	Israel	Light/medium tank armed with 105mm gun designed by Elbit Systems based on ASCOD and Pandur II platforms.
	FV101 Scorpion	1~12	United Kingdom	Principal light tank of the Philippine Army. Returned to service in 2024. Up to 12 units planned for reactivation.
Poland	T-72M1	Unknown	Soviet Union Polish People's Republic	In service since 1978. License built in Poland [46] At least 290 donated to Ukraine since the beginning of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [47]
	PT-91	152	Poland	In service since 1994. Polish development of the T-72M1. 60 were donated to Ukraine since the beginning of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
	Leopard 2A4	46	West Germany	In service since 2002. 14 were donated to Ukraine since the beginning of 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [48]
	Leopard 2A5	105	Germany	In service since 2014.
	Leopard 2PL	82	West Germany /   Germany   Poland	In service since 2020. Polish modernization of Leopard 2A4s.
	M1 Abrams	201/394	United States	In service since 2023. 28 M1A2 SEPv2 tanks leased for training in 2020. 116 M1A1 FEPs to be delivered in 2023 and to be upgraded to SEPv3 standard at a later date. [49] 250 M1A2 SEPv3s to be delivered between 2025 and 2026. [49]
	K2 Black Panther	160/1000	Republic of Korea   Poland	In service since 2022. 180 K2s to be delivered between 2022 and 2025 and to be upgraded to K2PL standard at a later date. [49] 820 K2PLs to be produced in Poland from 2026 onwards. [49]
Portugal	M-60 A3TTS	96	United States
	Leopard 2A6	37	Germany	34 now as 3 delivered to Ukraine 2023
	M48A5 Patton	86	United States	In storage. Replaced by M60A3 TTS and Leopard 2A6.

Q

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Qatar	Leopard 2A7	62	Germany	Qatar signed a contract for 62 Leopard 2A7+ tanks in April 2013. [50]

R

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Romania [51] [52]	T-55	394	Soviet Union
	TR-580	42	Socialist Republic of Romania
	TR-85	227	Socialist Republic of Romania
	TR-85M1	54	Socialist Republic of Romania
	M1 Abrams	0 (With 54 on order)	United States	In May 2023, the decision to buy 54 used M1A2 Abrams from US Army stocks was approved by the Parliament of Romania. The Romanian M1A2 variant is designated M1A2R. [53] [54]
Russia	T-54/55	30 [3] (13 lost)	Soviet Union	Some were re-activated and put into active service because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] Mostly used as either self-propelled artillery or remote-controlled VBIED's. [61] Remaining T-55 may be used as driver training vehicles. At least 13 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [62]
	T-62	600 (252 lost)	Soviet Union	Up to 600 T-62s were taken out of long-term storage. [63] Some are being modernized into the T-62M obr.2022 variant. [64] At least 252 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [62]
	T-64	500 - 2,000 In storage (98 lost)	Soviet Union	Currently not in service. Pro-Russian separatist were using T-64. [65] [66] At least 98 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [62]
	T-72	~1,100 (active) [3] 10,000+ (In storage)	Soviet Union	800 T-72B3/B3M and 300 T-72A/B are in service. [3] More than ten thousand T-72 of various types are in storage, most of which are in varying states of disrepair. [67] T-72B models are being upgraded to the T-72B3M obr.2022 standard. 1,654 lost according to the Oryxblog. [62]
	T-80	~350 (active) 4,000 In Storage	Soviet Union	~350 T-80BV/BVM/U are in active service according to the Military Balance 2024. [3] In February 2024, the IISS estimated that a total of 4,000 MBTs including T-80B/BV/U tanks were in storage [68] 1,094 lost according to the Oryxblog. [62]
	T-90	220 (139 lost) [3]	Soviet Union /   Russia	100 T-90A and 120 T-90M in service as of 2024. All remaining T-90A are being upgraded to the T-90M standard. All T-90 have been withdrawn from storage due to the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. 139 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured, according to the Oryxblog. [62]
Rwanda	T-55	12	Soviet Union

S

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Saudi Arabia	AMX-30	145	France
	M60A3	450	United States
	M1A2	442	United States	Depleted uranium armor removed. All will receive upgraded digital systems from US-standard M1A2SEP and will be designated M1A2S.
Serbia	M-84	232	Yugoslavia /   Serbia	All to be modernized to domestic M-84AS1 variant. [69]
	T-72	91	Soviet Union	30 T-72B1MS donated by Russia, ≈50 T-72M in reserve, used mostly for crew training.
	T-55	250+	Soviet Union	Kept in reserve and are being refurbished and sold to other nations.
Sierra Leone	T-72	3	Soviet Union	Purchased from Ukraine, delivered via Poland. [70]
Singapore [71]	Leopard 2SG	196 (30 tanks with additional feature)	Germany	Upgraded ex-German Leopard 2A4 / Leopard 2SG-1200
Slovakia	T-72M1	30	Czechoslovakia	Leased from Czechoslovakia. 22 operational.
	Leopard 2A4	6/15	West Germany	Donated from Germany
Slovenia [72]	M-84	54	Yugoslavia	28 in active service
	M-55S	2	Soviet Union	30 T-55 were heavily modernized in cooperation with Israel, reserve status. 28 donated to Ukraine in October 2022.
Somalia	T-54/55	40	Soviet Union	Number in operable condition unknown
	M47 Patton		United States	Number in operable condition unknown
	Centurion	40	United Kingdom
South Africa	Olifant 1A/1B	167 [73]	United Kingdom/  South Africa
South Sudan	T-55		Soviet Union
	T-72	110	Soviet Union
Spain	Leopard 2A6E	239 [74]	Germany/  Spain	License built in Spain
	Leopard 2A4	108	West Germany	54 reserve
	M60A3 TTS	17	United States	Spanish Marines
Sudan	T-55 & mods	400	Soviet Union
	T-72	230	Soviet Union
	Type 96	40	China
Sweden	Leopard Strv.122	120	Germany/  Sweden	Leopard 2A5 modified to Swedish specifications. Sweden also previously leased and operated 160 Leopard 2A4s (locally designated Strv 121) from Germany, but most of these have been returned. [75]
Switzerland [76]	Leopard Pz 87	250	West Germany /   Switzerland	Leopard 2A4; 134 upgraded to Pz87 Leopard WE with PERI-R17A2, driver rear view camera and electric Turret drive, produced in Thun/Switzerland
Syria [77]	T-55	2,250	Soviet Union	Scores destroyed in civil war, exact numbers left unknown.
	T-62	1,000	Soviet Union	Scores destroyed in civil war, exact numbers left unknown.
	T-72	1,600	Soviet Union	Includes 100+ upgraded T-72B3.
	T-90	40	Russia [78]

T

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Taiwan [79]	M60A3	480	United States
	CM-11 Brave Tiger	450	United States /   Taiwan
	M1A2T Abrams	14	United States	108 ordered, will be received from 2022 onwards. [80]
Tajikistan	T-72	44	Soviet Union
Tanzania	Type 59	30	Soviet Union   China
Thailand	M48A5	105	United States
	M60A1 and M60A3	178	United States
	BM Oplot	49	Ukraine	5 more reported en-route as of November 2017 and manufacture of the remaining 13 completed. [81]
	VT-4	60	China
Togo	T-54/T-55	4	Soviet Union
Tunisia	M60A3	84	United States
Turkey [82]	Altay	5+2	Turkey   South Korea	5 Phase I and 2 Phase 2s were delivered. To be serially produced in 2026.
	Leopard 2A4TR/T1	354	West Germany   Turkey	Within scope of TIYK-LEOA4 project 40 Leopard 2A4 T1 tanks were subjected to increase of ballistic protection levels, integration of modern electronics, active protection and other modern systems. The rest will be named as Leopard 2 A4TM and will undergo to armor and overall modernization.
	Leopard 1A3T1/1T	355	West Germany   Turkey	1T: Volkan-M Fire control system modernization. A3T1s have EMES-12A3 fire control system.
	M60T	170	United States   Israel   Turkey	The Sabra was initially developed as a further evolution of the Magach 7C. The ballistic profile of the appliqué armor was improved, incorporated the MG253 120 mm gun and new electronics developed by Israel Military Industries. Then it received further weapons and armour improvements by Turkey.
	M60A3 TTS	619	United States
	M48A5T2	750	United States   Turkey	M48A5T2: Turkish M48 variant upgraded along similar lines to the M60A3, with an M68 105 mm main gun, passive night vision, an AVDS-1790 diesel engine, M60A3 thermal imaging, M60A3 fire control system and a laser rangefinder. Used mainly for supporting ground forces
Turkmenistan	T-72	702	Soviet Union
	T-90	10	Soviet Union /   Russia

U

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Uganda	T-55	20	Soviet Union
	T-90	44	Soviet Union /   Russia
Ukraine	M-55S	28 (2 lost)	Soviet Union   Slovenia	Slovenia donated 28 of their 30 heavily-upgraded T-55 tanks to Ukraine in October 2022. At least 2 lost. [83]
	T-64	>1,000 (619 lost)	Soviet Union   Ukraine	Only T-64BV and T-64BM are in active service. The numbers provided are for tanks in active service, based on data from late 2021 (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine). [84] Additionally, 578 T-64As and T-64Bs were in storage in 2021 before the war, and would need to be overhauled before returning to service. [85] At least 619 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [83]
	T-72	578 (334 lost)	Soviet Union   Czech Republic	130 provided are for tanks in active service, based on data from late 2021 (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine). [84] Additionally, 500 T-72/T-72As were in storage in 2021 with no plans yet for repairs. [85] As of 26 June 2022, 188 T-72 tanks have been visually confirmed captured by the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Territorial Defense Forces and the National Guard, with the biggest number among all Russian MBT types. [86] In April 2022, it was reported that the Czech Republic and Poland (about 200 tanks) had supplied Ukraine with more than 260 T-72 tanks in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some of these were paid for by other countries including 90 from Czech Republic were upgraded using funds from the U.S. and Denmark. [87] [88] [89] At least 334 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [83]
	T-80	94 (83 lost)	Soviet Union   Ukraine	Only 34 T-80 tanks were accounted by IISS in 2021. [85] According to an advisor to then President Petro Poroshenko in 2015, around 100 T-80BV tanks were to be restored to service. [90] In 2020, Ukrainian media reported multiple deliveries of T-80BV tanks. [91] [92] 60 Russian T-80BV, T-80BVM, T-80UK, T-80UE1 and T-80U tanks have been visually confirmed captured during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine as of 26 June 2022, with some put to use by the 93rd Mechanized Brigade. [93] [86] At least 83 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [83]
	T-84 BM Oplot	6 (1 damaged)	Ukraine	Modification of T-84. Ukraine operated 6 in 2021. At least one damaged. [94]
	PT-91	60 (11 lost)	Poland	Modernized version of T-72, 60 units sent by Poland. [95] At least 11 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [83]
	T-90	16+	Soviet Union   Russia	At least 16 Russian T-90 tanks were visually confirmed to be captured by Ukrainian Forces during the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022. [96]
	Leopard 1A5	103 (18 lost)	West Germany	Delivered by Germany during 2023. [97] At least 18 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [83]
	Leopard 2	74 (40 lost)	West Germany   Germany	As of 23 February 2023, confirmed transfers to Ukraine from army stockpiles include 14 2A4 from Poland, eight 2A4NO from Norway, eight 2A4CAN from Canada, 10 2A4 from Spain and an unknown number of battle tanks from Finland. The Netherlands agreed to help procure and supply ammunition for the tanks. Ukrainian tank operators began training on the vehicles in February 2023. The first four Leopard 2A4 tanks were delivered from Polish stocks on 24 February 2023. [98] The remaining 10 arrived after 7 March. Norway delivered all eight tanks on 20 March 2022. [99] Canada delivered all eight Leopard 2A4CAN by 18 April 2023. [100] Spain delivered its first six in late April, and the remaining four by June. [101] Rheinmetall initially claimed it could prepare up to 51 Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine. [102] [103] [104] However, 14 of these were instead donated to Czechia and 15 were donated to Slovakia as part of Germany's Ringtaush program. 14 were jointly purchased by the Netherlands and Denmark for Ukraine on 20 April 2024, with delivery scheduled for Q1 2024. [105] On 19 March 2024, Spain announced it is preparing an additional 19 [106] or 20 [107] Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine, to be delivered over two batches in June and September respectively. At least 40 lost. [83]
	Stridsvagn 122	10 (9 lost)	Germany   Sweden	Domestically manufactured Stridsvagn 122 variant (2A5 equivalent) as they are the only Leopards operated by Sweden. Delivered by July 2023. At least 9 lost; destroyed, damaged or captured. [83]
	Challenger 2	14 (2 lost)	United Kingdom	Delivered in 2023. At least 2 lost. [83]
	M1 Abrams	31 (27 lost)	United States	Sent in 2023. [108] At least 27 lost. [109]
United Arab Emirates	OF-40 Mk.2	36	Italy	Being withdrawn from service.
	AMX-30S	45	France
	Leclerc	388	France
United Kingdom	Challenger 2 [110]	158 active (59 Driver training and reserve) (70 in storage, since 2010)	United Kingdom	Equips three regular and one Yeomanry (reserve) Armoured Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps, each of 56 tanks. A Challenger 2 Life Extension Project (LEP) is planned, and will include new optronics, situational awareness and fire control systems, with 148 tanks upgraded and rebadges as Challenger 3. In 2010 due to budget cuts, 118 tanks were withdrawn from service. Of these, 70 were put in storage and 48 were converted to Driver Training Tanks.
United States	M1A1/M1A2 [111]	2,509	United States	750 M1A1 SA, 1,605 M1A2 SEPv2, 154 M1A2 SEPv3. (some 3,700 M1A1, M1A2 SEPv2/v3 in storage) All USMC M1A1s retired in 2021 and to be divested by 2025.
Uruguay	Ti-67	15	Soviet Union/  Israel	T-55 significantly upgraded by Israel
Uzbekistan	T-55	80	Soviet Union
	T-62	170	Soviet Union
	T-64	100	Soviet Union
	T-72	70	Soviet Union

V

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Venezuela	AMX-30V	81	France
	T72M1M	92	Soviet Union/  Russia	Purchased in Sept, 2009; the deliveries started in January, 2011 [112]
Vietnam	Type 59	350	China
	T-55	900	Soviet Union
	T-62	200	Soviet Union
	T-90S/SK	64	Russia	[113]

Y

Country	Type	Quantity (estimated)	Origin	Notes
Yemen	M60A1	50	United States
	T-55	450	Soviet Union
	T-62	200	Soviet Union
	T-72	60	Soviet Union

Z

Country	Type	Quantity (Estimated)	Origin	Notes
Zambia	T-55	10	Soviet Union
Zimbabwe	Type 59	35	Soviet Union   China
	Type 69	10	Soviet Union   China
	T-54/55	32	Soviet Union

See also

• Armoured fighting vehicle classification
• List of main battle tanks by generation

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