German weapons maker Rheinmetall was awarded a contract from the German procurement authorities to develop a key future laser weapon system component. The details were given in a 26 November media release, to announce that at the end of the second quarter of 2020, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, […]

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U.S. Special Operations Command Europe has announced that Ukrainian special forces have integrated with U.S. Army 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JRMC) in Hohenfels, Germany. More than 3,500 multinational partners from across Europe joined together for Exercise Combined Resolve 14 at the JRMC in Hohenfels, Germany, September 2020 to […]

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German industrial group Rheinmetall has unveiled its new Mission Master – Armed Reconnaissance system. According to the company, Mission Master Autonomous – Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) family has just gained a new member: the Mission Master – Armed Reconnaissance. Equipped with intelligence-gathering technology and a Rheinmetall Fieldranger remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS), the new Armed Reconnaissance […]

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The German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr is reportedly planning to buy 15,000 practice rounds of 120mm x 570 DM88 tank ammunition, according to the Federal Ministry of Defense. The new ammunition for Leopard-2 main battle tanks is expected to be purchased from German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall. Expected that a possible €21.4 million framework contract for […]

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced on 19 November that France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom have signed a letter of intent for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project. The details were given in a media release, to announce a significant number of medium multi-role helicopter capabilities […]

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European plane-maker Airbus has announced that it and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Switzerland.  According to the company’s news release, the offer has been prepared in cooperation with the other Eurofighter nations as […]

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U.K. aerospace giant BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a $1.7 billion deal to support the production of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for the German Air Force. As noted by Britain’s biggest defense company, work will commence in 2021 at BAE Systems’ sites in Lancashire, maintaining continuity of Typhoon production through to […]

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German weapons maker Rheinmetall announced that it was awarded a contract by the German Bundeswehr to upgrade Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Within the contract, Rheinmetall Landsysteme will now be supplying the Bundeswehr with over 170 driver’s night observation devices for the Marder fleet. Worth around $28 million (€24 million), the order also encompasses logistical support, […]

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Germany and France plan to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) program in 2021 to develop a new generation of combat vehicles. The Forces Operations Blog has reported that France and Germany are looking to spend €200 million for the benefit of the MGCS program in 2021. These […]

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The joint venture company Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has announced on Wednesday that it won a UK Ministry of Defence contract to upgrade and sustain the British Army’s fleet of Fuchs/Fox CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and training simulator. The order is worth over £16 miilion ($20 miilion). The Fuchs is a 6×6 armoured vehicle with […]

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