Camcopter S-100 to Detect Submarines
Naval use of unmanned aerial systems is enlarging day by day. The latest development came from Camcopter S-100.
Germany News
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Land
Bilateral Relations
Greece to Co-produce Leopard Tanks
According to Die Welt, there are plans for Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann KMW to produce Leopard tanks with Greek company Metka.
Navy / Maritime
Egypt Took its first MEKO A-200 Frigate
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over the first MEKO A-200 frigate, “Al-Aziz” (904), to Egypt in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Secures IRIS-T SLM Air Defence Systems
Ukraine's Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, announced the delivery of the first four batteries of the Deihl IRIS-T SLM modern air defence systems.
Bilateral Relations
The German Government Lift Embargo to Saudi Arabia
According to media reports on Thursday, Germany's coalition government has approved new arms export deals with Saudi Arabia.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Rheinmetall and UVision Receive first order for HERO ammo
Germany’s Rheinmetall and Israel’s UVision will supply HERO-30 loitering munitions to an European NATO country special force. The customer is not unclosed.
Bilateral Relations
Slovakia will receive 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany
The Slovak and German Ministry of Defence signed an agreement to enhance military cooperation. Slovakia will grant BVP-1 vehicles to Ukraine
Weapon / Missile
Germany Deliveres PzH 2000 Howitzer to the György Klapka
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) delivered the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers as part of a $1.8 billion contract signed on December 19, 2018.
Weapon / Missile
German howitzers in Ukraine are showing signs of wear
According to Spiegel, some of the Panzerhaubitzen PzH-2000 155mm Howitzers need repairs after intensive fighting.
Air
Ammunition
Bilateral Relations
Germany to pay $8.4 Billion for F-35As and Munition
DSCA Stated that the US State Department approved FMS to Germany of F-35 Aircraft, Munitions, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.4 billion.
Air
Airbus’ A400M to fight Fires
During a flight test campaign in Spain, Airbus successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new-generation airlifter.
Air
Ejection Seat Malfunction Grounds Eurofighters
The German, British and Spanish air forces suspended Typhoon flights due to a statement from Martin-Baker's notification about the Mk16A-EF ejection seat.
Land
Rheinmetall Unveils Boxer Cobra Bridgelayer Armoured Vehicle
Rheinmetall developed a bridge layer version of Boxer to launch bridges up to Military Load Classification MLC 50 and/or 15 meters in length.
Land
Modernisation
Greece to Modernise Military Corps at the Turkish Border
Greece to modernise its army with Marder 1A3, Leopard 2 A4 and Leopard 1 A5 MBT as well as 205 Rheinmetall Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) .
