Editing Leopard 1 (section)

=== Greece ===
[[File:Leopard 1v lesany.jpg|thumb|An ex-Greek Leopard 1V at [[Military Museum Lešany]]]]
Greece bought its first 104 '''Leopard 1A3 GR''' tanks during 1983–1984. They are actually Leopard 1A3s, but came with an EMES 12A3 FCS and some other modifications required by the Greek army at that time. During 1992, the Greek army received a batch of 75 Leopard 1A5 as offsets for the construction of four [[MEKO 200]] frigates. Some months later, Greece received another batch of 170 Leopard 1V and 2 Leopard 1A5 from the Royal Netherlands army – the '''Leopard 1V''' is basically an 1A1 with an EMES 12A3 AFSL-2 FCS and spaced turret armor.

From 1998 until 2000, Greece bought 192 used Leopard 1A5s as offsets for the upgrade of the Greek F-4 aircraft in Germany in a symbolic price. In 2001, the Greek army decided to upgrade 104 Leopard 1A4GR and 120 Leopard 1V to the A5+ version, costing 234 million dollars. The programme was cancelled because Greece received a batch of 150 Leopard 1A5s along with the newly built Leopard 2A6 HEL. As of 2011, Greece is the largest user of Leopard 1 tanks, having over 500 Leopard 1A5 GR MBTs as well as many ST, Biber and Leguan versions.

Greece is negotiating with Germany to supply nearly 100 of their Leopard 1A5s to Ukraine in exchange for these being backfilled on a one-to-one basis with Italian Leopard 1A5 tanks purchased from Swiss company RUAG and refurbished and upgraded by Rheinmetall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://flight.com.gr/arms-in-ukraine-greece-does-not-give-up-it-exchanges/ |title=ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Ελληνικά όπλα στην Ουκρανία με πρόταση ανταλλαγής Leopard 1A5 με εκσυγχρονισμένα LEO 1A5!|publisher=Flight! |date=2023-08-28 |language=he}}</ref><ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/29/to-free-up-another-hundred-leopard-1-tanks-for-ukraine-german-diplomats-are-getting-creative/?sh=72e9b93252e0 |title=To Free Up Another Hundred Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine, German Diplomats Are Getting Creative|work=Forbes |date=2023-08-29}}</ref>