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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

Europe Missiles

German Army Concludes SPIKE Firing Campaign

June 23, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATGM, EuroSpike GmbH, German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Spike missile

The German Army has finalized its annual training in firing of Rafael’s SPIKE LR anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The missile

C4ISR Europe

Elbit Systems Subsidiary Selected to Supply Soldier Radio Systems to German Army

June 6, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Elbit Systems, Elbit Systems E-LynX radio, German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, Software-defined radio (SDR)

Elbit Systems’ subsidiary in Germany was selected by the German Federal Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide the German Army

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).

L3 AN/PSQ-36 Fusion Goggle Enhanced (FGE) Night Vision Goggles

Europe Misc

German Army Selects Next-Generation L3 Night Vision Technology for Improved Targeting

April 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AN/PSQ-36 Fusion Goggle Enhanced (FGE), German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, IEA Mil-Optics GmbH, L3 Integrated Land Systems, L3 Technologies, Night vision goggles (NVG)

L3 Technologies announced that it has received a purchase order from its German distributor, IEA Mil-Optics GmbH, valued at more

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.

Europe Land

Rheinmetall Transfers First Batch of 20 HX2 Military Trucks to German Army

November 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, Military truck, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall HX High Mobility Truck, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)

Rheinmetall has transferred the first batch of 20 HX2 military trucks to the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) which will enhance

Americas Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

German Army Tests G95K Assault Rifle at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

August 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, German Army (Deutsches Heer), German Special Forces Command (KSK), Germany, Heckler & Koch HK416, U.S. Army, USA, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)

The German Ministry of Defense has brought the G95K assault rifle to the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for

Rheinmetall Variable Tactical Aiming Laser (VTAL)

Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

Rheinmetall to Supply Laser Light Package for Bundeswehr’s New Special Forces Assault Rifle

July 7, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Assault rifle, BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), German Special Forces Command (KSK), Heckler & Koch HK416, Laser Aiming Device, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics (RSE)

Germany’s procurement authority, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support (BAAINBw), has awarded Rheinmetall a contract