German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr)

Europe Land 

Rheinmetall Modernizing Puma IFVs, Equipment for NATO Spearhead VJTF 2023

July 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), NATO, NATO VJTF Spearhead Force, Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM), Puma (IFV), Rheinmetall, System Panzergrenadier VJTF 2023

Rheinmetall is taking on a key role in equipping the NATO spearhead Very High Joint Readiness Task Force 2023 (VJTF

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Air Europe 

German Army EC135 Helicopter Crashes in Lower Saxony Killing Pilot

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Eurocopter H135/ EC135, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), Helicopter

A Eurocopter EC135 helicopter, operated by the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), has crashed near Hameln in Lower Saxony killing one

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

MBDA Deutschland, Lockheed Martin Submit Proposal to Develop TLVS Air and Missile Defense System for Germany

June 24, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS)

MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin, through TLVS bidders consortium joint venture, has submitted its proposal to the German Federal Office

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Europe Land 

Rheinmetall Receives German Armed Forces Order for 252 Unprotected Transport Vehicles

June 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Military truck, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall HX High Mobility Truck, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)

The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has awarded Rheinmetall an order for 252 unprotected transport vehicles with payloads of five and

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Air Europe 

RUAG MRO Completes First Inspection of German Armed Forces NH90 Transport Helicopter

May 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, Helicopter, NHIndustries (NHI), NHIndustries NH90, RUAG, RUAG MRO International

RUAG MRO International has successfully completed the first inspection of an NH90 transport helicopter for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr).

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Europe Land 

Liebherr Delivers First Protected Mobile Recovery Crane to German Armed Forces

April 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured rescue crane, BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Liebherr G-BKF, Liebherr G-LTM, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH delivered the first of 71 protected mobile and recovery cranes to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) under

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Artillery Europe 

Rheinmetall Wins €109M Contract to Supply 155mm DM121 Artillery Ammunition to German Armed Forces

April 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 155mm DM121, Artillery, Artillery Ammunition, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000), Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, Self-propelled gun (SPG)

Rheinmetall has been contracted by the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to supply it with artillery ammunition worth around €109 million.

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Europe Land 

Rheinmetall to Retrofit Germany’s Fleet of Bergepanzer 3 Armoured Recovery Vehicles with Battlefield Recovery Equipment

January 6, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured recovery vehicle (ARV), BAAINBw, Bergepanzer 3 Büffel (BPz3), German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, Leopard 2 MBT, Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall is modernizing the Bundeswehr’s fleet of Bergepanzer 3 armoured recovery vehicles, the BPz3, in response to altered operational requirements.

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Artillery Europe Land 

Lithuanian Armed Forces Takes Delivery of First Two Upgraded PzH 2000 Self-Propelled Howitzers

December 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF), Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000), Self-propelled gun (SPG)

The first two upgraded PzH 2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) heavy self-propelled artillery systems bought from the German Armed Forces were delivered

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Europe Land Logistics 

Rheinmetall to Supply German Armed Forces with Elefant 2 Semi-Trailer Tractors

December 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Military logistics, Military truck, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Elefant 2, Rheinmetall HX High Mobility Truck, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV), Tractor unit

The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has contracted Rheinmetall to supply it with Elefant 2 heavyweight semi-trailer tractors. The first of

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