Rheinmetall

Americas Land 

U.S. Army to Evaluate Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield Active Protection System

December 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active protection system (APS), Rheinmetall, Strike Shield APS, U.S. Army, Unified Business Technologies (UBT), US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), USA

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract valued at USD11 million to a team of Rheinmetall Protection Systems and Unified

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Africa Artillery 

Rheinmetall Sets Three New Distance Records for Indirect Fire in South Africa

November 27, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Artillery, G6 howitzer, Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000), Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM), Self-propelled gun (SPG), South Africa, Towed artillery

Rheinmetall set multiple new distance records for indirect fire during a test fire event at the Alkantpan Test Range in

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Europe Missiles 

Eurospike Signs Framework Contract to Supply Spike Missiles to German Army

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ATGM, BAAINBw, Diehl Defence, EuroSpike GmbH, German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Rheinmetall, Spike missile

Eurospike signed a multi-year framework contract to supply Spike missiles and launchers to the German Army, earlier this month. The

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Europe Training & Simulation 

Rheinmetall Concludes Modernization of Simulators for Tiger Combat Helicopter

November 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ARGE TATM, Eurocopter Tiger, France, Full flight simulator (FFS), Germany, Rheinmetall, Thales

Rheinmetall, in partnership with Thales, successfully completed the modernization of the flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter just a

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Europe Weapons 

Rheinmetall Receives International Order for Air Defence Systems

November 8, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 35mm Oerlikon Revolver Gun, Air Defense System, Oerlikon Skynex, Oerlikon Skyshield, Oerlikon X-TAR3D radar, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Skymaster C2

Rheinmetall has won an order from an international customer for state-of-the-art air defence systems, the company announce on Oct. 30.

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Europe Industry 

Sikorsky, Rheinmetall Plan Construction of CH-53K Logistics and Fleet Management Center at Leipzig/Halle Airport

October 29, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Heavy-lift helicopter, Lockheed Martin, Rheinmetall, Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) Luftwaffe, Sikorsky, Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Rheinmetall announced today that they intend to set up a logistics and fleet management

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Europe Land 

Three Companies Submit Proposals for Czech Army BVP-2 IFV Replacement Program

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Army of the Czech Republic, ASCOD AFV, BAE Systems, Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90), Czech Republic, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Lynx

Three companies submitted initial proposals to supply new infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to the Czech Army to replace its fleet

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Asia-Pacific Land 

Rheinmetall Confirms Signing of RMA Contract for Testing Lynx KF41 IFV for Australia’s Land 400 Phase 3 Program

October 22, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Army, Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), LAND 400 (Australia), LAND 400 Phase 3, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Lynx

Rheinmetall confirmed the signing of the Risk Mitigation Activity (RMA) contract with the Commonwealth of Australia for participation in the

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Asia-Pacific Land 

Australia Signs Contracts with Hanwha, Rheinmetall for LAND 400 Phase 3 IFV Procurement Program

October 22, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Army, Hanwha Defense, Hanwha K21 IFV, Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), LAND 400 (Australia), LAND 400 Phase 3, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Lynx

Australian Department of Defence has signed contracts with Hanwha Defense Australia and Rheinmetall Defence Australia in support of the LAND

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Americas Naval 

Elbit Systems to Supply Off-Board ECM Payload for Royal Canadian Navy’s NOMAD Program

October 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment Canada, Elbit Systems, Electronic CounterMeasures (ECM), Elisra, Hammerhead USV-T, Missile decoy, Naval Offboard anti-Missile Active Decoy (NOMAD), Rheinmetall, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)

Elbit Systems was selected to supply Off-board Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) Payload for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s Hammerhead Unmanned

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