Tag: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Wheely Good to Shoot and Scoot
While an increasing number of countries are now turning to wheeled self-propelled (SP) artillery systems rather than their heavier tracked counterparts, wheeled SP artillery...
Tracked Artillery Still Viable
Tracked artillery, while not as popular as it once was, is still effective with the right ammunition.
While there is a clear trend to the...
Leonardo and Rheinmetall Cooperating for Italy’s Future Combat Vehicles
On 3 July 2024 Italy’s Leonard and Germany’s Rheinmetall announced in a joint statement they had agreed to form a joint venture to produce...
Uniform brand identity: Land defence group KNDS completes the legal renaming of its Group...
KNDS, a leading European manufacturer of military land systems based in Amsterdam, has formally renamed its Group companies Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG...
Gaining Momentum
The modernisation of Heer (German Army) communications is gathering pace following the recent confirmation of an order for tactical radios by the German government.
Rohde...
Major order for the German army technology industry: Bundeswehr orders fifty more Puma infantry...
Germany’s two top military vehicle makers, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, have been awarded an order to build a further fifty Puma infantry fighting...
Norway Joins Other NATO Armies – Decides to Acquire Leopard2A7 MBTs
Norway’s Armed Forces have made the decision to update their main battle tank fleets with the latest Rheinmetall Leopard 2A7.
The selection, which was announced...
The Art of Countering Artillery Fires in Ukraine
As Russia’s invasion and occupation of southern and eastern Ukraine moves into a new phase, counter-battery radar is proving its worth as the artillery...
Franco-German Next Gen Tank Project Looks for Additional Players
The Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project is looking to add European partners to increase the potential order book, with the United Kingdom,...
Breaking A2D2 with Long Range Fires
Published in the February/March 2021 Issue - Enhancing the delivery of long range precision fires (LRPF) is being driven largely as a potential response...
