Czech truck-maker Tatra a.s
Major European, Israeli and Russian firms have been banned by India’s Ministry of Defence for a period of ten years. The six firms include Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd, Israel Military Industries Ltd
Effective 1 February 2012, Pietro Borgo takes over chairmanship of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) in Munich, and will simultaneously serve on the Executive Board of Rheinmetall Defence. Since 2006, Pietro Borgo had been general manager of Iveco Defence Vehicles of Bolzano, Italy
Rheinmetall and Cassidian have agreed to pursue Rheinmetall’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) activities in a joint venture. The announcement made by the duo in Munich and Düsseldorf came on Friday
RUAG, a technology partner of the Swiss Armed Forces, teamed up with systems specialist Rheinmetall to manufacture and market the armoured engineer and mine clearance vehicle. The vehicle represents a technological world first based on a Leopard-2 chassis
The Rheinmetall Group of Düsseldorf, Germany, is to supply the Canadian armed forces with the state-of-the-art Büffel/Buffalo armoured recovery vehicle. Rheinmetall secured this important contract in the face of stiff competition, underscoring the Group’s leading role in the world of heavyweight combat support vehicles
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government had taken the next step in the $7.5 billion Project Overlander that will provide the Australian Defence Force with around 7,500 new vehicles over the next decade
German Rheinmetall Group has signed a contract with the Russian Defense Department to build a major Army training center in Mulino by 2014. Upon completion, the facility in the Volga region will be able to train 30,000 troops a year, the company announced Nov
The Ministry of Defence has selected Lockheed Martin UK to lead a £642 million contract as part of the major £1 billion upgrade of the British Army's Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle. Lockheed Martin UK is also bidding into Kuwait for a similar Warrior vehicle upgrade programme
Rheinmetall Nordic AS of Norway has been awarded a contract to supply the Malaysian armed forces with the Vingtaqs II long-range surveillance, observation and reconnaissance system which will be mounted on the AV8 all-terrain vehicles(ATVs) ordered from Turkey. Worth around €36 million, this is the largest single order ever booked by Rheinmetall Nordic AS or its predecessor Simrad Optronics AS