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Jankel to Design Challenger 3 Crew Seating for British Army
January 27, 2022 @ 08:55 AMRheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has awarded a supplier contact worth over £2m to Jankel, for the design, development and delivery of 148 vehicle crew seating sets (444 seats) as part of the UKs Challenger 3 programme. The contract ensures that the British Army will receive world-class seating designed with high levels of protection for the Commander, Gunner and Loader
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Rheinmetall Wins Bundeswehr’s Mortar Modernization and Ammunition Order
January 20, 2022 @ 06:47 AMThe German Bundeswehr has asked Rheinmetall to supply 120mm mortar ammunition and modernize its mortar systems for €27 million. Booked in 2021, the order represents gross volume of around €27 million in total, the company said in a release
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Rheinmetall Bags German Police's Anti-riot Vehicle Contract
January 13, 2022 @ 01:34 PMRheinmetall will be equipping the German Federal Police and State-level public order police units with new special response vehicle, the ‘Survivor R.” In a statement Thursday, Rheinmetall said the procurement agency of Germanys Federal Interior Ministry contracted with the Düsseldorf-based technology group to supply a fleet of new all-terrain, protected multipurpose Survivor R special response vehicles, to be known as the “Sonderwagen 5”
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Rheinmetall Unveils New Robotic Ground Vehicle
December 11, 2021 @ 03:48 PMRheinmetall presented Autonomous Combat Warrior Wiesel, a new robotic ground vehicle based on the Wiesel platform, on Friday. The Wiesel vehicle is driven by an autonomous kit which is applicable to a variety of both tracked and wheeled vehicle systems such as Boxer, Lynx or HX tactical trucks, Rheinmetall
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New Zealand Receives Rheinmetall HX 8x8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles
December 8, 2021 @ 03:32 AMRheinmetall announced today the delivery of three HX 8x8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) at an official ceremony on November 25th 2021 at the Trentham Military Camp in Wellington, New Zealand. The purchase of the HX 8x8 adds to the in-service medium and heavy operational vehicle fleet with NZDF
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Bundeswehr Orders Rheinmetall’s AGDUS Passive Systems for Combat Training Centre
December 4, 2021 @ 05:21 AMRheinmetall announced Friday it is supplying new simulation technology for the German Armys Combat Training Centre. Earlier this year, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) awarded Rheinmetall a procurement contract for 440 “Training Device, Duel Simulator (AGDUS), Passive Vehicle” systems
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RBSL-Led Consortium Working on British Army’s Future UGV Study
December 2, 2021 @ 02:09 PMThe consortium led by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is exploring new approaches to UGVs as part of its wider Mounted Combat Systems research project. The study was initiated by UK MODs Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) for the British Army
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Rheinmetall to Buy Over 25% Stake in Hungary’s 4iG Nyrt Company
November 26, 2021 @ 03:11 AMRheinmetall signed a letter of intent with Hungarian IT company 4iG Nyrt with an intention to buy 25.1% stake
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Rheinmetall Acquires German Drone Manufacturer EMT
November 23, 2021 @ 10:07 AMRheinmetall is taking over the activities of EMT, a well-known German unmanned aerial vehicle maker. The Group intends to maintain the company's four locations in Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein and to integrate the current staff into the Rheinmetall workforce
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Rheinmetall Tests Composite Rubber Track On Lynx IFV
November 17, 2021 @ 01:44 PMRheinmetall completed demonstration trials of the Soucy Composite Rubber Track (CRT) system on the Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). Rheinmetall Managing Director Gary Stewart said the CRT demonstration confirmed the Lynx IFV was capable of utilising both steel and composite rubber tracks
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Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
