Editing Leopard 1 (section)

=== Former operators ===
* {{flag|Australia}} – 90 Leopard 1A4s ("Leopard AS1") originally purchased and entered service in 1977 along with 5 Bridge-layers and 8 Armoured Recovery Vehicles. Retired in 2007 and replaced with 59 M1A1 Abrams from the US. 30 Leopard AS1 tanks were gifted to various veterans organizations throughout Australia, the remaining tanks and specialized vehicles were sold to defense companies.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015|title=The Leopard Tank |url= https://www.cooktownandcapeyork.com/go/cooktown/leopardtank |website=Explore Cooktown and Cape York |access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>
* {{flag|Belgium}} – 334 originally purchased. 132 upgraded to Leopard 1A5BE standard. Retired and replaced by 21 Mowag [[Piranha III]] with a 90&nbsp;mm cannon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mil.be/nl/persberichten/laatste-schot-leopard-tank |title=Laatste schot Leopard-tank &#124; Belgium Defence |language= nl |publisher=Mil.be |access-date=2015-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024216/http://www.mil.be/nl/persberichten/laatste-schot-leopard-tank |archive-date=2015-11-17 |url-status=live }}</ref> 50 were owned by OIP Land Systems and stored in Belgium for resale as of January 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 January 2023 |title= Belgian buyer of Europe's spare tanks hopes they see action in Ukraine |work=Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/ukraine-europe-tanks-belgian-buyer-oip |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref> These were all purchased by Rheinmetall in July 2023 for use in Ukraine.
* {{flag|Canada}} – 114 Leopard C1 tanks originally ordered (equivalent to Leopard 1A3 with laser rangefinder) and received in 1978–79. 66 upgraded to Leopard C2 (Leopard 1A5 equivalent) beginning in 1996, some with additional MEXAS armour kits. 23 Leopard C1 were sold to companies in North America, 4 put in museums or used as monuments, and 21 decommissioned and turned into range targets in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Citation |title= Leopard Tank |publisher= Military History Books by Harold A Skaarup |last= Skaarup | first=Harold Aage |url=https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/leopard-tank |access-date= 2023-03-31}}</ref> The Leopard C2 was in active service from 1997 until 2017 and replaced with Leopard 2s. At least 3 Leopard C2 tanks were destroyed and 15 were damaged during [[Canada in the War in Afghanistan|Canada's operations in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://o.canada.com/2012/07/19/78433/ |title= Canadian military lost 34 vehicles in Afghanistan, 359 damaged|publisher=Canada.ca|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=April 3, 2023|url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120720203223/http://o.canada.com/2012/07/19/78433/|archive-date=July 20, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Efforts were made to sell the retired Leopard C2 tanks to Jordan, but the deal fell through in 2018. 11 of the C2 tanks were given to museums.<ref>{{Citation |title= Exclusive: Canada gives up on selling old Leopard 1 tanks |publisher= Global News|url=https://globalnews.ca/video/4319050/exclusive-canada/ |date=2018-07-07 |access-date = 2023-03-10}}</ref> In 2021, around 45 of the remaining Leopard C2 tanks in storage were sent to Vegreville, Alberta to be converted into target pieces by Quest Disposal & Recycling Inc. for use at the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range.<ref>{{Citation |title= Repurposed Leopard 1 tanks invade Vegreville |publisher= Global News|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8480175/repurposed-leopard-1-tanks-vegreville/ |date=2021-12-30 |access-date = 2023-03-10}}</ref> Brückenlegepanzer "Beaver" AVLB retired from service around 2017, and Pionierpanzer 2 "Badger" AEV retired in 2018 and replaced with [[Leopard 2#Engineering and driver training tanks|WISENT 2 "Ram"]] manufactured in New Brunswick by FFG's Canadian subsidiary. Bergepanzer 2 ARV "Taurus" was still present on the Government of Canada's list of Armed Forces equipment as of February 2021.<ref>{{Citation |title= Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) |publisher= Government of Canada |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/army/services/equipment/vehicles/armoured-recovery-vehicle.html |date=2021-02-10 |access-date = 2023-03-10}}</ref> Retired and replaced with [[Leopard 2#Engineering and driver training tanks|Bergepanzer BPz3 "Mammoth"]].