German government is willing to continue providing Peshmerga battling IS terrorists with weapons for the coming six months. German government plan to give Peshmerga forces more Dingo armored vehicles, MILAN anti-tank missiles and automatic assault rifles.  It is planned to give  200 MILAN anti-tank missiles, 4,000 automatic assault rifles and five Dingo vehicles. Germany have been aiding […]

According to the DPA news agency, German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has informed the German parliament on the decision on the issue after a closed-door meeting of the Federal Security Council. In early 2015, the German Federal Security Council authorized the partial resumption of exports of military equipment to Saudi Arabia, previously suspended due to unstable situation in the Middle East. Germany’s […]

On June 24 two 155 mm self-propelled PzH2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) howitzers the Lithuanian Armed Forces have acquired from the German Armed Forces were brought to General ROmualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion, Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf These are the first of the 16 155mm self-propelled howitzers bought for combat purposes by the Lithuanian Armed Forces from […]

Servicemen of 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade  of the Ukrainian Ground Forces underwent HMMWV driver’s courses held at the U.S. military base in Germany. The U.S. instructors conducted theoretical and practical training. Servicemen worked out various crew’s actions and at the end of the courses got certificates. The 80th Airmobile Brigade  is an airmobile formation of […]

In December 2015 the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence announced, that they were favouring the Dutch-German Boxer multi-role armored vehicle (MRAV) over numerous other offers from international armored vehicle manufacturers such as General Dynamics (offering a version of the ex-MOWAG Piranha/Stryker), Patria (which offered a version of the AMV), Nexter (offering the VBCI), Iveco, Otokar, and […]

Only 8 percent of German soldiers “fully” trust their personal weapons, a poll by a military research center suggests, adding to previous revelations about poor reliability and low accuracy of the German military’s standard issue rifles. Forty-three percent of German soldiers said their personal weapons are “rather not reliable” or “not reliable at all,” Bild newspaper […]

The Lynx is a  light armored infantry fighting was designed by Rheinmetall. Lynx features a Rheinmetall LANCE turret armed with a stabilized, externally powered, airburst-capable automatic cannon (either 30mm or 35mm). This enables Lynx to effectively engage targets with high precision at ranges of up to 3,000 metres – even on the move. Lynx can also […]

The Rheinmetall Group’s Defence unveils new Lynx Light Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Eurosatory 2016 exhibition. Lynx features a Rheinmetall LANCE turret armed with a stabilized, externally powered, airburst-capable automatic cannon (either 30mm or 35mm). This enables Lynx to effectively engage targets with high precision at ranges of up to 3,000 metres – even on […]

The Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) showcases DINGO 2 HD the next generation of highly protected, high capacity and very mobile vehicles on the basis of the DINGO 2  at Eurosatory 2016. The DINGO 2 HD will also be on exhibit in a large-capacity variant at the KMW booth. This variant has capacity for up to ten crew members. […]

Rheinmetall represents new 130mm L/51 tank gun for the  future generation of main battle tanks at Eurosatory 2016 international land and air-land Defence and Security exhibition. The new 130mm L/51 tank gun: an independently developed demonstrator for the main armament of a future generation of main battle tanks. According to Werner Kraemer, president of Rheinmetall Waffe Munition’s executive […]