The German government has placed an order with Rheinmetall to supply 32 Leopard 1 systems to Ukraine. Delivery is scheduled for 2024. Rheinmetall will supply 25 Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks, five armored recovery vehicles (BPz 2) and two armored driving school vehicles to the Ukrainian armed forces. In addition to the vehicles, Rheinmetall…
On November 10, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg first held talks with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and then with Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SDP). As expected, the main topics of discussion were the current situation in Ukraine and developments in the Middle East and the Western Balkans, which everyone agreed were a cause for…
The Bundeswehr has commissioned TDW GmbH to supply 2,600 anti-tank guided mines (PARM). The company and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAInBW) signed the contract on November 14, 2023.PARM is a fully automatic anti-tank guided mine that is suitable for fighting modern tanks. The mine is so compact that…
The Cyber Innovation Hub of the Bundeswehr (CIHBw) has won the current NATO Innovation Challenge on the topic of “Military Mobility”. With the Yarded project, the CIHBw was able to prevail against 39 competitors.The final round of the competition took place on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. Eleven previously selected ideas…
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III travels to the Indo-Pacific region. It is Austin’s ninth trip to the region. On his trip, the Secretary of Defense will make stops in India, South Korea and Indonesia. In India, Austin will meet his counterpart Rajnath Singh. The aim of the meeting is to strengthen defense…
Members of the Dutch 11th Luchtmobiwlen Brigade practiced transnational airmobile operations with helicopters at the Air Mobility Training and Exercise Center in Celle. The exercise lasted two weeks. Around 50 soldiers from an airmobile anti-tank platoon took part in the exercise. Light transport vehicles and the NH-90 multi-purpose helicopter were also used. During the 14-day…
The German government has commissioned Rheinmetall to supply the Ukraine with around 100,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition. This is part of the 400 million euro support package for the Ukrainian armed forces. Rheinmetall is to receive a low three-digit million euro sum for the delivery. Delivery is to begin shortly and take place within…
The restructuring initiated in 2012 by the then Federal Minister of Defense Thomas de Maiziére under the name “Realignment of the Bundeswehr” also included the Federal Ministry of Defense itself. These changes affecting the ministry essentially included the outsourcing of the command staffs of the military organizational areas (army, air force, navy, armed forces base…
One combat troop battalion each from Augustdorf and Oberviechtach become part of the Lithuanian combat unit. This decision was made by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) at the suggestion of the Inspector General of the of the Bundeswehr, General Carsten Breuer. However,there will be no site closures. The 203 Armored Battalion from Augustdorf in North…
The National Security Agency is pooling its expertise in the development and integration of artificial intelligence capabilities. The AI Security Center is expected to become the focal point for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) best practices, assessment methodologies and risk mitigation. The new entity will consolidate the National Security Agency’s various security-related activities in…