The German Bundeswehr has placed an order with the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group to supply it with state-of-the-art infantry equipment. A contract to this effect has now been signed at the Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) in Koblenz
Rheinmetall Air Defense (RAD) has been named by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation as having paid $530,000 to a suspected Indian arms middleman, Abhishek Verma to help freeze the blacklisting proceedings initiated by the Indian government against Rheinmetall for allegedly bribing an official of India's Ordnance Factory Board. On June 8, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Abhishek Verma and his wife Anca Neacsu- the Managing Director of Ganton India for allegedly receiving kickbacks from the Swiss arms maker
Presenting state-of-the-art satellite communication systems for submarines at the IFA International Exhibition Centre, UDT 2012 is Spanish defense giant, Indra. The T-Sub satellite communication system that has been installed on German U212, Portuguese U214 and the Spanish Navy’s S70 submarines will be showcased by the company
Rheinmetall has been chosen by the Korean Navy for the installation of MASS naval countermeasures system which includes state-of-the-art decoy system for frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol boats, on its new Landing Ship, Tank vessels (LST-II). Since MASS’ launch in 2002, Rheinmetall has booked orders from the navies of 11 nations and a total of 186 launchers for 22 different classes of vessels
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Major European, Israeli and Russian firms have been banned by India’s Ministry of Defence for a period of ten years. The six firms include Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd, Israel Military Industries Ltd
Effective 1 February 2012, Pietro Borgo takes over chairmanship of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) in Munich, and will simultaneously serve on the Executive Board of Rheinmetall Defence. Since 2006, Pietro Borgo had been general manager of Iveco Defence Vehicles of Bolzano, Italy
Rheinmetall and Cassidian have agreed to pursue Rheinmetall’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) activities in a joint venture. The announcement made by the duo in Munich and Düsseldorf came on Friday
RUAG, a technology partner of the Swiss Armed Forces, teamed up with systems specialist Rheinmetall to manufacture and market the armoured engineer and mine clearance vehicle. The vehicle represents a technological world first based on a Leopard-2 chassis
The Rheinmetall Group of Düsseldorf, Germany, is to supply the Canadian armed forces with the state-of-the-art Büffel/Buffalo armoured recovery vehicle. Rheinmetall secured this important contract in the face of stiff competition, underscoring the Group’s leading role in the world of heavyweight combat support vehicles