Rheinmetall AG is cooperating with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) in supplying the Norwegian armed forces with 54 Leopard 2 main battle tanks in the latest version (A7 NOR).Düsseldorf-based defence contractor Rheinmetall is KMW’s subcontractor for the supply of key components. These include the 120mm L55A1 weapon systems. In addition, the cooperation covers fire control technology and…
The British Army is testing heavy unmanned ground vehicles (H-UGV) for the first time. Companies that successfully participated in the Human-Machine Teaming framework program demonstrated the capabilities of their technologies to the British Army.For two weeks, so-called H-UGVs were subjected to a series of tests at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit in Bovington, Dorset.…
The German government has approved Poland’s re-export application to supply fighter jets to Ukraine. The MiG-29 fighter jets are from former National People’s Army stocks.The application to transfer the weapons systems was received in Berlin on April 13, 2023. Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) expressed satisfaction that the joint decision was reached in the German government…
Last week the Cyber Innovation Hub of the Bundeswehr (CIHBw) opened a centre for intrapreneurship. This will be the central contact point for soldiers to push their ideas and an important step in the further development of innovation work in the German armed forces. The new centre will provide soldiers with necessary skills to drive…
The new EPC-B parachute was used for the first time by instructors at the Altenstadt airborne/air transport school. The test of the new system was successful.Initial testing of the parachute was delayed due to delivery difficulties. In addition, delays in certification slowed the process even further. The new parachute is a Belgian make. The name…
Succession of TPz Fuchs armoured personnel carrier is set: Today, Germany officially joined the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme with the signing of the Technical Arrangement (TA). The foundation stone was laid with signing of Memorandum of Understanding on June 14, 2022. CAVS are 6×6 wheeled vehicles from Finnish company Patria, which will replace…
Last week, the German Navy published its vision for the Navy 2035+, the subheading of which is “Energetic entry into unmanned systems and artificial intelligence”. The need to deter Russian aggression requires German Navy to maintain a high level of combat readiness and presence in the North Atlantic as well as in the North and…
It can be called a special moment in both senses: Almost simultaneously with the integration of the Dutch 13th Light Brigade into the German 10th Armoured Division came the official interdepartmental approval by the government from Den Hague: The Netherlands as a Partner nation of the BSC 2023. With the ceremony on March 30, 2023,…
Last week, the current vice-president and designated new president of the German procurement agency BAAINBw, Annette Lehnigk-Emden, signed a framework agreement with KMW for the purchase of up to 28 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers. In a first step, ten howitzers will be procured to replace the 14 guns that went to Ukraine. According to BAAINBw,…
On its 74th birthday, NATO welcomes a new member to its ranks. Whereas the founding meeting in 1949 was held in Washington, the decision-makers are now meeting in Brussels to mark this historic event. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sees no “better way” to celebrate NATO’s anniversary than by welcoming a new member into the defense…