Rheinmetall Wins Bundeswehr’s Mortar Modernization and Ammunition Order
The German Bundeswehr has asked Rheinmetall to supply 120mm mortar ammunition and modernize its mortar systems for €27 million.
Booked in 2021, the order represents gross volume of around €27 million in total, the company said in a release.
In the course of the modernization, which is to be completed by 2023, Rheinmetall is upgrading the Bundeswehr’s 120mm mortars, which will enable them to fire new generation (NG) mortar rounds. This involves adding obturation rings to the tubes. As part of this order, Rheinmetall has already supplied the Bundeswehr with DM75 NG multispectral mortar rounds and DM56 NG infrared illumination mortar rounds in 2021.
Rheinmetall offers a complete range of 120mm, 81mm and 60mm ammunition families. The Group’s also makes mortar fire control systems and mortars like the 120mm Ragnarök mortar weapon system and the RSG60 60mm mortar introduced in 2019.
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