Rheinmetall has secured an initial order worth around €200 million from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency under a 2025 framework agreement for 120mm tank ammunition, marking a significant contract in scope and value.
The activity formed part of a phased assurance programme, progressing from remote operation to live firing with a crew in the turret by RBSL personnel. Challenger 3 is fitted with the Rheinmetall-manufactured 120 mm smoothbore L55A1 cannon, capable of firing the latest kinetic energy anti-tank rounds and programmable multipurpose ammunition. Rebecca Richards, Managing
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Spain’s Directorate General of Armament and Material has signed a contract with Indra Sistemas for research and development work under the PAMOV programme.
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KNDS Deutschland will build a Leopard 2A8 main battle tank assembly plant in Kaunas, Lithuania, under a contract with the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence.
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GDLS has announced the successful demonstration of its Precision Effects & Reconnaissance, Canister-Housed (PERCH) system during the U.S. Army’s Machine Assisted Rugged Sapper event held at Fort Hood, Texas.
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