MUM-T on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle

BAE Systems has successfully tested manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) C4UAS as a technology demonstration using IAI/ELTA Systems Ltd’s Rex MK II Unmanned Infantry Combat Support System. The ACV is an adaptable amphibious platform built to meet the operational needs of the U.S. Marine Corps, allowing space for new capabilities as…

F-35 value creation in North Rhine-Westphalia

The first large offset, with which German added value is to be realised on F-35s ordered to maintain nuclear sharing, has now gone under contract. And in this, Saxony lost out to North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). As Rheinmetall announced today, it has been contracted to produce the fuselage sections of F-35A Lightning II and is planning…

Procurement for intelligence servies

Germany is realigning its security policy. However, the intelligence services, as the early warning system of a robust democracy, are challenged by an unclear legal situation and rapid technological development. The intelligence services are not mentioned in the German National Security Strategy, criticises Roderich Kiesewetter, Member of the German Parliament and deputy chairman of the…