Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania has announced that German enterprise FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH won the call to tender organized by the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) and upgraded 22 M577 armoured personnel carriers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The upgraded M577s will be used for command and control of the PzH2000 howitzers of […]

The Serbian Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin visited the Airbus Helicopters Donauwörth site in southern Germany to accept the first H145M for the Serbian Air Force on 22 November.  In December, two H145Ms will be delivered to the Serbian Ministry of Interior. Altogether, Serbia will receive nine H145Ms, earmarked for the Air Force and for […]

Rheinmetall has formally handed over a heavily protected Survivor R special operations vehicle to the Berlin Police Department. Dr Barbara Slowik, Chief of the Berlin Police Department, symbolically handed over the keys to the Operations Directorate, represented by Criminal Investigation Division Director Martin John. This versatile vehicle, ordered as part of a package of counterterrorism […]

The Eurofighter Typhoon fleet is celebrating after passing the 500,000 flying hours mark, as it cements its place at the heart of European air defense. The Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH confirmed that the multi-role combat aircraft’s fleet of 623 airframes passed the half million hour mark thanks to recent deliveries of new aircraft and increased policing […]

The German company Rheinmetall announced on 29 October that it has received an order to produce and deliver 40mm practice ammunition for the U.S. Marine Corps. According to a Rheinmetall’s statement, the United States Marine Corps has just contracted with Rheinmetall to produce and deliver 40mm practice ammunition. The ammunition, specifically the 40mm x 53 MK281 […]

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to procure an additional batch of G36 assault rifles, according to a news release put out by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K).  The deal, announced by the H&K, is worth more than $12 million (EUR11 million) and covers procurement of a modified version of the G36 assault rifle […]

An international customer has ordered components for manufacturing the Fuchs or also named Fox 2 wheeled armoured vehicle. The order is worth a figure in the three-digit million euro range. Delivery of the components will take place during the 2019-2020 timeframe. This contract has special significance for Rheinmetall’s Kassel plant, birthplace of the battle-tested 6×6 […]

On September 17, a fire broke out aboard the Schleswig-Holstein frigate of the German Navy on the Baltic Sea off Kiel.  According to the Deutsche Marine Blog, the Schleswig-Holstein frigate was forced to return to port after a fire in an electrical control panel on 17 September. The source in the German Navy said that around 8 p.m. on board […]

The Duesseldorf, Germany-based tech enterprise has been selected to supply the Australian Defence Force with more than a thousand additional military trucks and modules. Just signed, the contract is worth €430 million. The Commonwealth of Australia has thus acted on a procurement decision already announced in July 2018. Delivery is scheduled to commence in 2019 […]

The U.S. Army deployed a new variant Stryker wheeled combat vehicle outfitted with a Common Remotely Operated Weapon System-Javelin (CROWS-J) at the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany. According to the report by the Army Times news agency, researchers with Project Manager Soldier Weapons at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, adapted the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station, which has been used […]