Tag Archives: Bundeswehr

German Bundeswehr to equip Leopard 2 MBT’s with Rafael’s TROPHY™ APS

Tel Aviv, February 23, 2021 – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is announcing that the German Federal Ministry of Defense has decided to equip the Bundeswehr’s Leopard 2 MBTs with Rafael’s Trophy™ Active Protection Systems (APS). Following the decision, which … Continue reading

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Iveco Defence Vehicles supplies 3rd generation GTF-8×8 trucks to the Bundeswehr

Bolzano, January 15, 2021 On January 2021 the German Bundeswehr – represented by BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) – has awarded Iveco Defence Vehicles a frame contract for the supply of up to 1.048 … Continue reading

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HENSOLDT receives major order for boresight equipment from the German Armed Forces

The scope of delivery includes not only the adjustment optics but also the corresponding accessories Wetzlar, Germany, 21 August 2020 – In the course of setting up NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), the Federal Office of Bundeswehr … Continue reading

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KMW will supply Mungo N/C Recce to the German Army

Munich/Coblenz, 24 June 2019 – The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to supply a total of nine Mungo N/C Recce reconnaissance systems. In addition to supplying the vehicles, the … Continue reading

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HENSOLDT Delivers Fire Control Sight for shoulder-launched RGW 90 LRMP Weapon to German Special Forces

Würgendorf, Germany, 29th September 2017 – Last week, Dynamit Nobel Defence and HENSOLDT handed over the shoulder-launched multi-purpose weapon RGW 90 LRMP together with the specially developed HENSOLDT fire control sight to the German Special Forces Command. Both prime contractors … Continue reading

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U.S. ARMY WEAPON FAMILIARIZATION WITH GERMAN PARTNERS

  We thought we’d kick start your Thursday morning with a weapons familiarization session by the U.S. Army for the German Bundeswehr. I love machine guns…

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Germany Has Announced It Would Replace the G36 Service Rifle

On 8 September, Katrin Suder, Germany’s State Secretary for Defence Procurement, announced to the Defense Committee of the German Parliament her intent to completely replace the Heckler & Koch G36 as the German Bundeswehr’s service rifle saying… “the G36 was … Continue reading

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A Snapshot of Germany’s Bundeswehr Gladius Soldier System

Gladius Soldier System, formerly known as Infanterist der Zukunft (IdZ 2) was developed by Düsseldorf’s Rheinmetall Group. The system integrates command and control (C2) mobility, soldier, weapons and weapon accessories into a seamless and networkable fabric. Gladius has been in … Continue reading

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