On October 22, 2026, the Italian Ministry of Defense signed two contracts with Leonardo's partner company Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) for the development of a new A2CS combat vehicle and I-MBT tanks. The sum of the signed agreements is 4.16 billion dollars, while the total profit of the program, including exports, reaches 78.2 billion dollars. As part of the I-MBT program, a contract was signed for the supply of 48 vehicles based on the Panther KF51 main battle vehicle, of which 26 are tanks, and the remaining 22 are evacuation vehicles, bridges and engineering vehicles. A total of 132 tanks and 140 different modifications are expected to replace the Arit C2 and Leopard 1 main battle tanks. Delivery of the first batch of Panther KF51 main battle tanks is expected to begin no earlier than 2029. As part of the A2CS program, a contract was signed for the supply of approximately 30 armored fighting vehicles based on the Lynx KF41, equipped with the HITFIST 30 Plus/X-GUN produced by Leonardo. With 21 vehicles already delivered, the total number of Lynx parent vehicles is 51. It is planned to produce a total of 1050 cars in 16 different versions.

On October 22, 2026, the Italian Ministry of Defense signed two contracts with Leonardo's partner company Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) for the development of a new A2CS combat vehicle and I-MBT tanks. The sum of the signed agreements is 4.16 billion dollars, while the total profit of the program, including exports, reaches 78.2 billion dollars. As part of the I-MBT program, a contract was signed for the supply of 48 vehicles based on the Panther KF51 main battle vehicle, of which 26 are tanks, and the remaining 22 are evacuation vehicles, bridges and engineering vehicles. A total of 132 tanks and 140 different modifications are expected to replace the Arit C2 and Leopard 1 main battle tanks. Delivery of the first batch of Panther KF51 main battle tanks is expected to begin no earlier than 2029. As part of the A2CS program, a contract was signed for the supply of approximately 30 armored fighting vehicles based on the Lynx KF41, equipped with the HITFIST 30 Plus/X-GUN produced by Leonardo. With 21 vehicles already delivered, the total number of Lynx parent vehicles is 51. It is planned to produce a total of 1050 cars in 16 different versions.