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Rheinmetall's F-35 Fuselage Factory- Germany's Gain is Turkey's Loss
July 5, 2023 @ 02:08 PMGerman defense firm Rheinmetalls announcement of a brand-new factory to build some 400 fuselage sections of the F-35 fighter jet is bringing back to Europe what was lost when Washington ejected Turkey from the stealth jet program. Turkish Aerospace and other companies manufactured some 937 parts for the F-35 though not the full fuselage, and were to benefit to the tune of $9 billion over the course of the program
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Rheinmetall to Build 400 F-35 Fuselages in All-new Factory
July 4, 2023 @ 03:55 PMRheinmetall today announced plans to build up to 400 fuselage sections of the F-35A fighter jet for the German F-35 order as well as for international customers. Production is expected to start in 2025 in the factory to be located at Weeze in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
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Australian Army to Soon Receive First Two AS9 Howitzers Modelled on South...
July 4, 2023 @ 07:09 AMThe Australian Army will soon receive two AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzers modelled off the South Korean K9 Thunder. Tests of the incoming howitzers with its three-round burst and automated loading capabilities, are nearing completion in South Korea, Australias defence ministry said
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German Bundeswehr Buys 367 Military Trucks
June 29, 2023 @ 12:59 PMThe German Bundeswehr has placed an order worth over €250 million with Rheinmetall for 367 protected and unprotected logistic vehicles. This order is a further call-off from the framework contract for swap-body systems signed in June 2020
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Rheinmetall Presents Mobile Smart Factory to Produce Spare Parts for Battle Damage...
June 29, 2023 @ 12:50 PMRheinmetall presented a new solution for the mobile production of spare parts for military vehicles damaged in wars, at an event organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA). The Mobile Smart Factory (MSF) delivers metal 3D printing and postprocessing capabilities and is fully integrated into Rheinmetall's IRIS (Integrated Rheinmetall Information System) digital ecosystem
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Ukraine to get 14 Leopard 2A4 Tanks
June 28, 2023 @ 08:51 AMThe Netherlands contracted with Rheinmetall to supply fourteen Leopard 2A4 MBTs, worth a figure in the lower three-digit million-euro range, to Ukraine. The Dutch and Danish governments announced their intention to jointly acquire Leopard 2 A4s for donation to Kyiv in April 2023
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General Dynamics, Rheinmetall Win U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Contract...
June 27, 2023 @ 02:59 PMThe U.S
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Lockheed, Rheinmetall to Build Europe-made HIMARS-based Rocket Launcher: Report
June 26, 2023 @ 10:40 AMLockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have teamed up to build a European-made rocket launcher based on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The two companies have proposed GMARS- with the G denoting Germany
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Rheinmetall supplying Ukraine with 20 Marder IFVs, 60 more planned
June 23, 2023 @ 09:17 AMRheinmetall is supplying Ukraine with additional Marder infantry fighting vehicles and plans to send 60 more units in future. The German government awarded Rheinmetall the relevant contract in May 2023
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NATO Invites Defense Firms to Discuss Arms Supply for Ukraine
June 13, 2023 @ 01:19 PMNATO defense ministers will convene with the heads of 25 major defense manufacturers on Thursday (June 15) to discuss Ukraines need for more weapons and replenish their own stockpiles. This was reported by
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
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