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German Naval Troops Begin Training With NH90 Helicopter Simulator
December 17, 2019 @ 10:56 AMThe ground personnel of the German Navy have begun all-round training on the usage of NH90 Sea Lion helicopter with Rheinmetall having delivered the simulators in June 2019. "Thanks to advanced simulation technology from Rheinmetall, ground personnel of the German Navys new NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter are already able to start training
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Damen Shipyards, PT PAL Install Combat Systems Aboard Indonesian Sigma Frigate
December 13, 2019 @ 10:58 AMDamen Shipyards Group and PT PAL have completed the installation of combat systems to the first of the Indonesian Ministry of Defenses series of SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided missile frigates, the KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata. The combat systems installation projects successful conclusion was marked by a small handover ceremony on the 4thof December at Surabaya, Damen Shipyards said in a statement
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Rheinmetall Wins €120M To Modernize Air Defense Systems
December 9, 2019 @ 05:54 PMGermany's Rheinmetall has won a contract worth €120 million ($133 million) from an unnamed country for modernization of it's Skyguard air defense systems. "An international client has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to modernize its air defence systems
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US To Test Rheinmetall's StrikeShield Active Protection System for Army Vehicles
December 4, 2019 @ 10:35 AMThe United States will commence testing of Rheinmetall's StrikeShield Active Protection System for its fleet of military vehicles in October 2020. "The US Army has awarded a contract valued at 11 million USD (roughly 10 million EUR) to the team of Rheinmetall Protection Systems and Unified Business Technologies (UBT) for significant testing of the StrikeShield Active Protection System to begin in October 2020 at Redstone Test Center in Huntsville, Alabama," Rheinmetall said in a statement Tuesday
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Rheinmetall Artillery Projectiles Set New Distance Records
November 28, 2019 @ 10:13 AMThree of Rheinmetalls artillery projectiles have set new distance records during a test fire event at the Alkantpan Test Range in South Africa, on November 6. “During the event, three new maximum effective range records were set using various guns
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S.Africa Risks $1.7B Arms Sales to Saudi, Arab States for Invoking End-User...
November 25, 2019 @ 11:04 AMSouth Africa has $1.7 billion worth of sales at stake after suspending defence exports to the Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly violating end-user agreements that restricts transfer of weapons to third parties and also allow for inspection of the recipient's facilities
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German Army to get 1,500 Spike Missiles
November 20, 2019 @ 08:23 AMThe German army has contracted Eurospike for the purchase of 1,500 Spike missiles, and hundreds of Integrated Control Launch Unit dismounted missile launchers. The Eurospike is a joint venture between Israels Rafael, and Germanys Diehl Defence and
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Rheinmetall, Thales Modernize Tiger Helicopter Simulators
November 15, 2019 @ 06:29 AMRheinmetall and Thales have completed modernization of 20 flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter. The contract was awarded to ARGE TATM (consisting of Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH and Thales AVS France SAS) in December 2014 through the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en Matière d'Armement (OCCAR), an organization that fosters cross-border defence procurement cooperation in Europe
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Rheinmetall Delivers 3 Lynx KF41 IFVs for Australia’s LAND400 Contest Trials
October 22, 2019 @ 09:31 AMRheinmetall on Tuesday announced the delivery of three Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to compete in trials for the AUD 15 billion (Euro 9.5 billion or US$10
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BAE Systems, Rheinmetall Display Robotic Combat Vehicles at AUSA 2019
October 15, 2019 @ 07:20 AMAt the Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) currently on in Washington, DC, Rheinmetall and BAE Systems (BAE-S) have featured combat vehicle autonomy and remote operation capabilities. Rheinmetall has displayed its proposed solution for the US Army Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) program, the Wiesel Wingman concept
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...
