Rheinmetall News

Weapon / Missile

Italy Opts for 120 mm L55A1 Gun on Its Future KF51 MBTs

05 Feb, 04:29
2 mins

KF51 MBTs are to be acquired by Italy to succeed Ariete tanks, which will use Rheinmetall’s 120 mm L55A1 instead of the 130 mm turret from the debut.

Weapon / Missile Modernisation

Germany Tests Renewed Skyranger 35 Air Defence System

22 Sep, 23:16
2 mins

Rheinmetall has tested the new version of the Skyranger 35 gun-based air defence system on a Leopard 1 MBT chassis.

Weapon / Missile

Rheinmetall and MBDA Come Together for Laser Weapons

21 Sep, 16:43
2 mins

Rheinmetall has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with MBDA on a laser weapon for warships.

Land Investment

Leonardo and Rheinmetall to Form Joint Venture for Tanks

03 Jul, 17:41
1 min

Italian and German Defence companies announced they would establish a joint venture to manufacture land systems, especially tanks.

Ammunition

Record Order for Rheinmetall’s 155 mm Ammunition €8.5 Billion

21 Jun, 16:08
2 mins

Rheinmetall announced that it had received a contract from the German Federal Defence Ministry to deliver 155mm artillery ammunition worth up to €8.5 billion.

Land Expo and Air Show

Rheinmetall Presents Unmanned turret version of Kf-51

19 Jun, 06:28
1 min

Rheinmetall presented a version of the Panther Kf-51 battle tank with an unmanned tower at Eurosatory 2024.

Land Weapon / Missile

Germany Integrates Skyranger 35 AD System on Leopard 1 MBT

18 Jun, 18:52
2 mins

Head of Rheinmetall Landsysteme Björn Bernhard has announced that the 35 mm air defence weapon is being integrated into Leopard 1 MBT chassis for Ukraine.

Land Expo and Air Show

KNDS Unveils Leopard 2 MBT Prototype with Unmanned Turret

13 Jun, 13:47
2 mins

German-French land systems consortium KNDS will exhibit the Leopard 2 MBT prototype with an unmanned turret in Eurosatory 2024.

Land

France and Germany Agree on Europe’s Next-Generation MGCS

27 Apr, 10:30
2 mins

France and Germany agreed to develop a new battle tank, the MGCS. Its turret might incorporate the French 140 mm cannon and the German 130 mm cannon.

Land

British Army Prefers RCH-155 Gun Over Archer

25 Apr, 09:12
2 mins

British Army preferred German RCH-155 over BAE Systems' Archer to replace AS-90 self-propelled guns within the Mobile Fires Platform program.

Land

British Army Receives Eight Prototypes of Challenger 3 MBT

20 Apr, 14:04
2 mins

UK Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps unveiled the Challenger 3 MBT from his social account as “the first fully British built tank in 22 years.”