(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a €770 million Bundeswehr contract for over 1,000 logistics vehicles—963 swap-body trucks (some with protected cabins) and 425 UTVs in 4×4 and 8×8 variants—to be delivered by late 2025. This follows a 2024 framework permitting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged André Barthel, Bundeswehr, HX vehicle family, logistics vehicles, partnership, Rheinmetall, swap-body trucks, transport vehicles, UTV
(IN BRIEF) The Franco-German MGCS defense initiative has progressed with the official founding of the MGCS Project Company GmbH, a joint industrial entity formed by KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales. Based in Cologne and led by Stefan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2040 defense program, armored systems, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, Cologne Germany, defense interoperability, European land systems, Franco-German defense, German Federal Cartel Office, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, KNDS headquarters Amsterdam, Leclerc tank replacement, Leopard 2 replacement, Main Ground Combat System, MGCS Project Company, military innovation, multi-platform combat systems, NATO defense cooperation, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Stefan Gramolla, Thales, Thales Group
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a major €260 million framework agreement with the Bundeswehr for logistical support in military force relocation both within Germany and abroad. The contract, which lasts three years with two possible one-year extensions, includes services in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accommodation, alliance defense, assembly areas, BAIUDBw, Bundeswehr, catering, Convoy Support Centres, Dr Deniz Akitürk, energy supply, Environmental Protection and Services, EU, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Infrastructure, Framework Agreement, holding areas, logistical coordination, logistical support, military redeployment, national defense, NATO, Operationsplan Deutschland, partnership, refueling stations, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH, SECURITY, waste disposal, €260 million
(IN BRIEF) Indra has secured a major contract with the German Armed Forces to supply a next-generation space debris detection radar system, enhancing Germany’s ability to protect satellites from collisions with debris and other approaching satellites. The radar, a more … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Bundeswehr, EU-SST, European cooperation, European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking Partnership, German Armed Forces, Indra, Integrated Defence Systems, L-GUARD program, Luftwaffe, Manuel Ruiz, partnership, radar system, S3TSR surveillance radar, satellite protection, space debris, space missions, space situational awareness, Space Situational Awareness Center, space sovereignty, space surveillance, technological sovereignty, telescopes, Uedem, WRKdoBw
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a historic €3.1 billion framework contract with the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) to procure and upgrade soldier-systems for the German military. This deal includes the regeneration … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged advanced IT equipment, BAAINBw, Boxer armoured transport vehicle, Bundeswehr, D-LBO, digital battlefield, digitization of land-based operations, framework contract, IdZ-ES, Infantry Soldier of the Future, information and communication network, mechanized infantry, military modernization, military technology, optronics, partnership, platoon systems, procurement, protection equipment, Puma infantry fighting vehicle, regeneration, Rheinmetall, soldier systems, subcontractors, VJTF 2023, €3.1 billion
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a major contract to support the Bundeswehr’s digitalization initiatives by providing a deployable communication network, known as TaWAN LBO, under a multi-billion-euro framework agreement. The first call-off, worth €1.88 billion, will see the delivery of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 8x8 HX trucks, Armin Papperger, Bundeswehr, command capabilities, Communications, digitalization, directional radio management system, Federated Mission Networking, framework contract, high-speed connectivity, military communications, mobile antenna systems, open transport network, operational levels, partnership, prime contractor, Protected Core Network, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, Rheinmetall MAN, software-based, Tactical Wide Area Network for Land Based Operations, TaWAN LBO
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has been awarded a €330 million contract by the Bundeswehr to deliver 568 logistics vehicles, including unprotected transport vehicles and swap-body trucks, with delivery expected between 2025 and 2026. This contract is part of a larger framework … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 vehicles, 15t models, 4x4 UTF 3.5t model, 5t, 6, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, Bundeswehr modernization, contract, Federal Office for Equipment, Framework Agreement, global operations, HX-family, HX-vehicles, Information Technology and In-Service Support, interoperability, logistics, logistics fleet, logistics vehicles, military procurement, military use, operational capabilities, partnership, procurement strategy, protected driver’s cab, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall MAN, semi-trailer units, swap-body system, unprotected transport vehicles, UTF, vehicles
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH has increased its stake in the Bavarian software developer blackned GmbH from 40% to 51%, gaining majority control of the company. This move underscores Rheinmetall’s commitment to the digitalisation of armed forces. The acquisition is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged armed forces, Armin Papperger, Bavaria, blackned GmbH, Bremen, Bundeswehr, combat vehicles, D-LBO project, defense contractor, defense technology, digital solutions, digitalisation, German Federal Cartel Office, IT architectures, IT systems integration, majority control, military applications, partnership, rapid growth, Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, share purchase agreement, shares acquisition, software developer, support vehicles, workforce
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract by the Bundeswehr to provide up to 120 mobile aid stations, with the first delivery scheduled for December 2025. The order, valued in the high double-digit million-euro range, includes ten ballistic-protected and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2025, air conditioning unit, armoured systems, ballistic-protected systems, Bundeswehr, contract, delivery, Emergency Care, emergency surgery container, high double-digit million-euro range, medical equipment, medical response, military medical care, Military Personnel, mobile aid stations, modular medical facilities, MSE system, partnership, Power Generator, Rheinmetall, surgical care, training, unarmoured systems, unprotected systems
(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT has been awarded a contract to upgrade the sensor technology on 90 Fennek vehicles for the Bundeswehr, enhancing their reconnaissance and targeting capabilities. The upgrades include transitioning scout and Joint Fire Support Team vehicles to the advanced … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Thales has signed a significant contract with Airbus Helicopters to supply 8 Full Flight Simulators (FFS) Reality H® for training pilots of the H145M helicopters used by the German Armed Forces. These high-tech simulators offer advanced realism and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters Simpacks, armament, auto-protection equipment, avionics, Bückeburg International Helicopter Training Center, Bundeswehr, CGF, EC135 FFS simulators, FFS, Full Flight Simulators Reality H®, German Armed Forces, German Bundeswehr, H145M helicopter pilots, H145M helicopters, helicopter FFS solution, helicopter training, Helisim, HMDs, IHTC, Leichter Kampfhubschrauber programme, LKH programme, NATO pilots, NH90 MR1 FFS, radars, Reality H® simulator, SETHI, simulation, Thales, Thales’ H145 Reality H Full-Flight Simulator, training, Yannick Assouad
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Secures €30 Million Bundeswehr Contract for 40-mm Ammunition The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall two significant contracts, totaling approximately €30 million, for the supply of 40-mm ammunition. The orders consist of around tens of thousands of programmable … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The German military, Bundeswehr, has awarded Rheinmetall a significant contract worth nearly €50 million for over 470,000 decoy flares from Rheinmetall’s Birdie product line. These infrared decoy flares are used to distract incoming infrared-homing guided missiles and simulate … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Aircraft Decoy Flares, Bundeswehr, partnership, Rheinmetall, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has selected Rheinmetall to remodel modular medical facilities. The project involves creating specialized modular medical facility containers, including food safety laboratories, for the Bundeswehr. The contract … Read the full press release
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR : RHM), un groupe technologique intégré allemand actif dans le secteur automobile et industries de défense, a annoncé avoir décroché un contrat-cadre de 576 millions d’euros pour la fourniture de … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Bundeswehr, canon automatique, Force opérationnelle interarmées à très haut niveau de préparation de l'OTAN, infanterie Puma, KE DM33, KE-TF, KE-TF DM21, Kinetic Energy Time Fuse, munition à explosion, munitions, munitions de canon automatique, Rheinmetall, véhicule de combat, VJTF
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 4-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced it will supply advanced training rigs and augmented reality (AR) systems for training maintenance and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A400M, A400M aircraft, AR, augmented reality, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, DEMAR, German Air Force, military transport aircraft, Rheinmetall, simulation, training, training rigs, Wunstorf Air Base
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 4-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR : RHM), un groupe technologique intégré allemand actif dans les secteurs de l’automobile et de la défense, a annoncé qu’il fournira des plates-formes de formation avancées et des systèmes de … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A400M, A400M aircraft, AR, augmented reality, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, DEMAR, German Air Force, military transport aircraft, Rheinmetall, simulation, training, training rigs, Wunstorf Air Base
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 22-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR : RHM), un groupe technologique intégré allemand actif dans les secteurs de l’automobile et de la défense, a annoncé un nouveau contrat avec la Bundeswehr , les forces armées de … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 22-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced a new contract with the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, … Read the full press release
Donauwörth, Germany, 14-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINWBw) has ordered seven H145 helicopters to replace the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) obsolete Bell UH-1D search and rescue fleet. The aircraft will … Read the full press release
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