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Spanish Army orders 81mm mortar ammunition from Expal Systems

Expal Systems has signed a contract with the Spanish Army for the supply of ammunition for 81mm mortars.

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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

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

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In cooperation with Mercedes-Benz and ACS Armoured Car Systems, Rheinmetall offers a family of versatile, powerful, fast and compact 4x4 vehicles for lightweight formations such as airmobile and special forces units.

Rheinmetall: Caracal air assault vehicle for Special Operation Forces [VIDEO]

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In cooperation with Mercedes-Benz and ACS Armoured Car Systems, Rheinmetall offers a family of 4×4 vehicles for lightweight formations such as airmobile and special forces units.

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In its capacity as subcontractor to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), the Düsseldorf-based tech enterprise Rheinmetall has been tasked with supplying key components. Among other things, these include the tank’s 120mm L55A1main armament, fire control technology and parts of the sensor suite.

Rheinmetall to supply key components for Norwegian Leopard 2A7 tanks

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Rheinmetall has won an important order in connection with a significant NATO main battle tank project.

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On 30 March 2023, Armin Papperger, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG, held talks in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine.

Talk in Kyiv: Rheinmetall’s support for Ukraine

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Rheinmetall is taking part in multiple projects in support of Ukraine.

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The letter of cooperation, signed on 23 March 2023 in Canberra by The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Australian minister for defence industry, and Mr Thomas Hitschler, German parliamentary state secretary in the German minister of defence, will enable the start of formal negotiations between the German and Australian authorities and Rheinmetall to establish appropriate legal and commercial arrangements.

Germany negotiates the purchase of Boxer combat vehicles for Bundeswehr

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The Boxer vehicle is an advanced, armoured 8×8 vehicle in service with armies around the globe.

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German defence company Rheinmetall is setting up a maintenance and logistics center in Romania for tanks, howitzers and military vehicles supplied to Ukraine by the West for its defence. The service station in Satu Mare, near the Romanian-Ukrainian border, is scheduled to begin operations as early as April, a company spokesman told Deutsche Presse-Agentur on Monday.

Rheinmetall sets up a service center for Western weapons systems deployed in Ukraine

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German defence company Rheinmetall is setting up a maintenance and logistics center in Romania for tanks, howitzers and military vehicles supplied to Ukraine by the West for its defence.

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Rheinmetall Norway`s Vingtaqs II System gives ground commanders information superiority over the battlefield by combining field replaceable units and advanced digital capabilities to provide needed Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability.

Rheinmetall Vingtaqs II system – for information superiority [VIDEO]

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Rheinmetall Norway`s Vingtaqs II System gives ground commanders information superiority over the battlefield by combining field replaceable units and advanced digital capabilities.

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The first ever UK trial of heavy uncrewed ground systems (H-UGVs) has taken place, with companies from the Human-Machine Teaming framework winning an invitation to put their vehicles through their paces and demonstrate their capabilities to the British Army.

British Army tests heavy uncrewed ground systems

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The H-UGVs were tested against a range of criteria including speed, how they coped with difficult terrain and communication systems.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the delegation of the German defense and industrial enterprise Rheinmetall AG led by CEO Armin Papperger.

CEO of Rheinmetall met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the delegation of the German defence and industrial enterprise Rheinmetall AG led by CEO Armin Papperger.

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