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Germany to procure 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles

German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius announced today that Germany will purchase 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

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The German government plans to buy 50 Puma fighting vehicles worth a total of EUR 1.5 billion for the Bundeswehr, a defence source told Reuters on Friday.

Germany to order additional 50 Puma vehicles, Reuters reports

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The German government plans to buy 50 Puma fighting vehicles worth a total of EUR 1.5 billion for the Bundeswehr.

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Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM), a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, an order to retrofit a further 143 Puma infantry fighting vehicles. In doing so, the German government is exercising two options contained in the contract for retrofitting original Puma infantry fighting vehicles to the new S1 design status. This contract was signed in June 2021.

Bundeswehr orders upgrade of 143 Puma infantry fighting vehicles

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Bundeswehr has awarded Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM) an order to retrofit a further 143 Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

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The German technology company VINCORION has been awarded the contract to improve the power system in the Puma infantry fighting vehicles. As part of this, the power electronics are being reengineered and designed to be more robust with modern components.

VINCORION to improve the power system of German Puma IFV

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The German technology company VINCORION has been awarded the contract to improve the power system in the Puma infantry fighting vehicle.

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The German Bundeswehr has signed a framework agreement with Rheinmetall to supply over 600,000 rounds of medium-calibre ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle. In total, ammunition is to be procured for around EUR 576 million. The budget committee of the German Parliament approved the bill for this comprehensive procurement on 30 November 2022. A first call-off of around 25,000 rounds of DM21 30mm x 173 cal. ammunition is expected to come before the end of 2022. This automatic cannon ammunition order for the Puma will ensure an adequate operational supply for the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, the VJTF. Moreover, the cartridges are required for German Army mechanized infantry training and exercises.

Rheinmetall wins €576 million framework contract to supply 30mm ammunition for Puma IFV

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The German Bundeswehr has signed a framework agreement with Rheinmetall to supply over 600,000 rounds of medium-calibre ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle.

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