Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Launched From German Patriot Launcher
A German-modified M903 launcher successfully launched a Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor in a flight test.
The State Department has approved the sale of the CH-47F Chinook to Germany
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.5 billion.
Germany Buys 227 Additional BAE Systems BvS10s Through Framework Agreement
Germany is investing in an additional 227 ultra- mobile, protected, all-terrain BvS10 vehicles from BAE Systems.
Series delivery of the Sea Lion completed
On 26 January 2023, the Bundeswehr delivered the last of a total of 18 multi-purpose helicopters of the type NHNATO Helicopter-90 NTHNaval Transport Helicopter Sea Lion inherited.
Bundeswehr tests High-Energy laser weapon against drones for the first time
It is a big step towards operational laser weapons. For the first time in its history, the Bundeswehr successfully used a laser weapon from a German warship in August 2022.
Ukraine will order the RCH-155
On September 17, the online edition of the German daily Die Welt published information about the consent of the German authorities to the export of RCH-155 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine.
The first PzH 2000 delivered to Hungary
On August 18, the Hungarian Ministry of Defense announced that the first two PzH 2000 gun howitzers ordered by Hungary in December 2018 are already delivered to the Klapka György military base in Tata.
U.S. State Department greenlights F-35A Lightning II sale to Germany
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of F-35 Aircraft, Munitions, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.4 billion.
Frigate “Rheinland-Pfalz” put into service
On 13 July, the German Navy took over the “Rhineland-Palatinate”, the last of four frigates of the Baden-Württemberg class in Wilhelmshaven.
Germany chooses CH-47F Chinook
On June 1, the Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, Christine Lambrecht, announced the selection of Boeing’s bid in the competition for a new heavy transport helicopter for the German armed forces.