Berlin, Sha'ban 14, 1437, May 21, 2016, SPA -- Germany plans to invest tens of millions of euros in new tanks and an air defence system after an increase in the defence budget was announced for 2017, sources told dpa on Saturday. The country will spend an eight-figure sum of euros on modernizing the Leopard 2 combat tank, the sources at the Defence Ministry said. A low nine-figure sum would be spent on a new tactical air defence system (TLVS), they added. Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen placed emphasis on the increased spending and stricter quality guidelines in equipment projects in comments reported Saturday. "We demand that the industry supply the German Army in a timely manner and free from defects, just as it does with private customers," the minister told Germany's Focus news magazine. -- SPA 00:58 LOCAL TIME 21:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w