Rheinmetall has secured a €1.04 billion contract from the Bundeswehr to modernise and expand Germany’s “Infantry Soldier of the Future – Enhanced System” programme.
The order forms part of the second phase of the Puma programme, under which a total of 213 transmissions […]
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has secured one of the largest defence contracts in its history, covering the supply of around 200 mtu PowerPacks for the German Armed Forces’ Puma infantry fighting vehicle.
Rheinmetall has successfully taken part in a forward-looking test by the Bundeswehr at the Army Combat Training Centre in Saxony-Anhalt, using its LUNA NG unmanned aerial vehicle system.
Rolls-Royce will supply 350 mtu engines from the 199 series for new Boxer wheeled armoured vehicles ordered by Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland for the German Armed Forces and international customers.
Hensoldt has been commissioned by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support to integrate kinetic countermeasures into the Bundeswehr’s ASUL counter-UAS system.
Rheinmetall has received its largest order to date for Laser-Light-Modules after being commissioned by the Bundeswehr to supply LLM-VarioRay units for the new German assault rifle.
The German Bundeswehr is expanding its Puma infantry fighting vehicle fleet after commissioning Projekt System & Management GmbH, a joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland, to supply 200 vehicles.
The German Armed Forces will introduce 84 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers after KNDS Deutschland received an order from ARTEC.
On 17 December, the Bundestag Budget Committee approved funding for 30 Bundeswehr modernisation projects with a total value of €50 billion.
The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a further order for 120 mm tank ammunition, adding several hundred million euros to an existing framework agreement.
KNDS says the Boxer Ambulance provides the same protection level as the infantry variant, which the company describes as making it one of the best protected medical vehicles available.
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