Germany Defence News

Space

Germany’s New Spy Satellites Fail in Orbit

17 Jul, 10:21
2 mins

Germany’s LEO spy satellites fitted with SAR payload lost function in orbit only months after launch due to antenna malfunction.

Navy / Maritime E/W Weapon / Missile Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Sensors

Germany’s F127 AAW Frigates May Be Fitted With AEGIS

12 Jul, 10:23
2 mins

The U.S. has taken steps to export the AEGIS combat system for F127 AAW frigates to succeed Sachsen-class frigates.

Weapon / Missile

HK Joins Lightweight Machine Gun Club with HK421

08 Jul, 11:04
2 mins

HK has entered the reduced-weight machine gun market with its HK421, based on an MG5 7.62x51 machine gun.

Land Investment

Leonardo and Rheinmetall to Form Joint Venture for Tanks

03 Jul, 05:41
1 min

Italian and German Defence companies announced they would establish a joint venture to manufacture land systems, especially tanks.

Weapon / Missile

German Parliament Approves Budget for New Missiles

28 Jun, 07:02
2 mins

The Parliament has approved budgets for a large-scale Brimstone air-to-surface missile acquisition and development of a supersonic cruise missile.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

KNDS Shows RAPIDFIRE 40 mm Weapon on 8x8 Truck

23 Jun, 08:45
2 mins

During Eurosatory 2024, French-German JV KNDS displayed its updated version of the RAPIDFIRE 40 mm autocannon on an 8x8 truck.

Ammunition

Record Order for Rheinmetall’s 155 mm Ammunition €8.5 Billion

21 Jun, 04:08
2 mins

Rheinmetall announced that it had received a contract from the German Federal Defence Ministry to deliver 155mm artillery ammunition worth up to €8.5 billion.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

France Develops New Missile for Its MLRS

20 Jun, 05:45
1 min

MBDA and Safran exhibited their joint project, Thundart 227 mm guided artillery rocket to be used on French M270 LRU MLRS in Eurosatory 2024.

Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

B&S Unveils Hitbird 350 Aluminium-Structured UAV

19 Jun, 08:06
2 mins

During Eurosatory 2024, German firm B&S unveiled its Hitbird 350 multi-purpose UAV with an aluminium structure.

Land Expo and Air Show

Rheinmetall Presents Unmanned turret version of Kf-51

19 Jun, 06:28
1 min

Rheinmetall presented a version of the Panther Kf-51 battle tank with an unmanned tower at Eurosatory 2024.

Land Weapon / Missile

Germany Integrates Skyranger 35 AD System on Leopard 1 MBT

18 Jun, 06:52
2 mins

Head of Rheinmetall Landsysteme Björn Bernhard has announced that the 35 mm air defence weapon is being integrated into Leopard 1 MBT chassis for Ukraine.