Germany and Austria have placed orders for vehicle-mounted versions of Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 air defense system, making them the first customers for the 30mm cannon version of the short-range air… Continue reading "Germany and Austria Place Orders For Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Air Defense System"
The German defense ministry announced Thursday that it is procuring up to 82 new Airbus H145M helicopters, with some of the H145Ms to be armed as a replacement for the… Continue reading "Germany Selects Airbus H145M As New Light Attack Helicopter"
Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, manufacturer of the Leopard 2 main battle tank, has been awarded a contract to equip the Leopard 2A7A1 main battle tanks of the Bundeswehr with Rafael’s Trophy hard-kill active… Continue reading "Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann Contracted To Install Trophy APS On German Leopard 2A7A1s"
The German government has withdrawn their order for 120,000 Haenel MK556 rifles. Last month C.G. Haenel were awarded a major contract to replace the Bundeswehr’s G36 service rifle. The Haenel… Continue reading "BREAKING: Bundeswehr Withdraw Order for Haenel MK556"
Rheinmetall announced on 13 January, that the Bundeswehr had ordered 1,000 HX trucks from them at the end of December 2019. The order is valued at €382 million ($425.27 million),… Continue reading "More Rheinmetall Trucks for the Bundeswehr"
On 29 October 2019, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, the manufacturer of the Leopard 2A7V (Verbessert, or improved) main battle tank, handed over the first two tanks to the German and Danish armies… Continue reading "Denmark and Germany Receive First Leopard 2A7Vs"
The Bundeswehr’s programme to replace the Heckler & Koch G36 by 2020 has stalled. German newspaper Die Welt am Sonntag reports that none of the weapons submitted have fulfilled the Bundeswehr’s “individual mandatory… Continue reading "BREAKING: Bundeswehr Rifle Trials to Replace G36 Stalls"
Just over a month after the breaking news that H&K are releasing the HK433 in 5,56×45 mm we now have more information (and facts rather than rumors and some funny… Continue reading "The Heckler & Koch HK433 at EnforceTac 2017"