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At the end of January 2023, Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) selected Rheinmetall to remodel additional parts of its modular medical facilities. The special modular medical facility containers ordered here by the Bundeswehr will be used, for example, as food safety laboratories. The order is worth a figure in the higher-single-digit million-euro range. Work is to be complete by December 2023.

Rheinmetall wins second contract for regenerating more parts of the Bundeswehr’s modular medical facilities

(BAAINBw) selected Rheinmetall to remodel additional parts of its modular medical facilities.

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A street at the Zalaegerszeg plant of Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt., a joint venture co-owned by Rheinmetall and the Hungarian state, was officially renamed “Rheinmetall Út” at a ceremony on 23 May 2023. Present at the event were representatives from the Group as well as Zoltán Balaicz, the city’s mayor, and other guests of honour. Dr Imke Nora Kellner, CEO of Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt., emphasized how “…our investment here is powering economic growth in the region and creating good jobs for skilled workers at our Hungarian suppliers. In future we’ll be developing, producing and maintaining cutting-edge armoured vehicles, contributing to security and freedom in Europe.”

Rheinmetall’s new plant in Hungary continues to take shape

A modern development, production and testing centre is currently going up at the site, with around 350 new jobs and potential for growth in surface area and technology.

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Rheinmetall and Elbit Systems have successfully conducted a live fire demonstration of an automated 155mm L52 wheeled self-propelled howitzer. The demonstration of the new system took place in early March 2023 at the Shivta firing range in southern Israel. It was attended by high-ranking officials of the armed forces of the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary.

German-Israeli automated 155mm howitzer test firing [VIDEO]

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Rheinmetall and Elbit Systems have successfully conducted a live fire demonstration of an automated 155mm L52 wheeled self-propelled howitzer.

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The Danish Defence Command (Forsvarskommandoen) and the Ministry of Defence's Acquisition and Logistics Organization (FMI) have decided that the land component of the armed forces' air defence will be based on German Skyranger 30 systems. The turret systems are planned to be installed on used Piranha V wheeled armored transport vehicles already in service with the Royal Danish Army (Hæren).

Air defence: Denmark selects Skyranger system from Rheinmetall

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The Danish Defence Command has decided that the land component of the armed forces’ air defence will be based on German Skyranger systems.

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Rheinmetall and Elbit carry out live fire demonstration of wheeled self-propelled howitzer

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Rheinmetall and Elbit Systems have successfully conducted a live fire demonstration of an automated 155mm L52 wheeled self-propelled howitzer.

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Germany’s two top military vehicle makers, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, have been awarded an order to build a further fifty Puma infantry fighting vehicles. Including value added tax, the total value of the order comes to 1.087 billion euros. Of this amount, 574 million euros will go to KMW and 501 million euros to Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, both of which are serving as subcontractors in the project.

Bundeswehr orders fifty more Puma infantry fighting vehicles

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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KM) and Rheinmetall have been awarded an order to build a further fifty Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

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Rheinmetall and the Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom have entered a strategic cooperation agreement. Cooperation between the two organizations is intended to strengthen Ukraine’s defence industry and ultimately its national security through the step-by-step creation of joint defence technology capabilities that will be domiciled in Ukraine.

Strategic cooperation in Ukraine: Rheinmetall and Ukroboronprom forge ties

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Rheinmetall and the Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom have entered a strategic cooperation agreement.

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Rheinmetall, a leading German manufacturer of weapon and ammunition systems, has secured a contract to supply artillery ammunition to a European customer.

Rheinmetall to supply 155mm ammunition to European customer under a new order

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Rheinmetall has secured a new contract to supply artillery ammunition to a European customer.

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German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius announced today that Germany will purchase 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), two of the country's leading defence contractors. The acquisition will be part of the ongoing modernisation of the German Armed Forces, and the vehicles are expected to be delivered by 2025.

Germany to procure 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles

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

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Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has signed a framework agreement with the Austrian procurement organization Bundesbeschaffung GmbH Wien to supply various logistics vehicles for the Austrian Armed Forces. Encompassing the delivery of up to 1,375 HX, TGS and TGM vehicles, the framework agreement runs for seven years. Potential order volume could reach up to €525 million.

Austrian armed forces award RMMV framework contract for logistic vehicles

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Austria awards RMMV framework contract for HX and TG logistic vehicles.

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From May 9 to 11, 2023, the DEFEA defence exhibition will be held in Athens, Greece. Rheinmetall will present its Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, a strong contender for the modernization of the mechanized brigades of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The Lynx KF41 is Rheinmetall's answer to the requirements of future battlefields and offers superior capabilities in terms of survivability, lethality, mobility as well as command and control. The Lynx KF41 is one of the most advanced infantry fighting vehicles on the market and is attracting considerable interest worldwide. Hungary is currently the first NATO country introducing Lynx KF41 into service with first deliveries taken place in 2022.

Rheinmetall offers Greece the Lynx KF41 and deep industrial cooperation

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During DEFEA 2023, Rheinmetall will present its Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, a strong contender for the modernization of the mechanized brigades of the Hellenic Armed Forces.

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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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