German Armed Forces – Page 2

Sep- 2025 -

9 September

Infantry Fighting Vehicle Puma beside Rheinmetall's mechanized vehicle simulator

Germany Approves Rheinmetall Simulator for Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle Training

Germany has cleared the use of a Rheinmetall-developed modular simulator to train crews of its Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

Aug- 2025 -

28 August

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Approved Record Weapons Exports in 2024

The German government approved a record $14.9 billion of weapons exports last year, largely driven by Berlin's support for Ukraine.

5 August

Business

A Rheinmetall military truck is seen in parked in a lot. The truck is painted camouflage green.

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Orders Over 1,300 Rheinmetall Military Trucks

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has been contracted to supply over 1,300 logistics vehicles to the German Armed Forces.

Jul- 2025 -

25 July

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Plans Compulsory Military Screening for Young Men

Germany plans to reintroduce compulsory screening for military service for 18-year-old men as part of plans to ramp up defense capabilities, a defense ministry source said Thursday.

15 July

Arms

U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Maclaren, assigned to U.S. Garrison Grafenwoehr, fires the German P8 pistol under the guidance of German Army Oberleutnant Kay Schwotzer during the qualification for the Schuetzenschnur, the German Armed Forces Badge of Weapon's Proficiency, at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 30, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)

Rojoef Manuel

German Soldiers to Receive New Handguns From Czechia

Germany has collaborated with Czech defense contractor Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod to supply new service pistols for the armed forces.

10 July

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

Germany Accepts First Eagle 6×6 Ambulance From GDELS

General Dynamics European Land Systems has delivered the first Eagle 6x6 medium protected medical vehicle to the German Armed Forces as part of a contract signed in 2020.

Jun- 2025 -

30 June

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

German Medium Forces to Adopt Boxer Fleet With 30mm Remote Turret

Germany has revealed its plan to acquire Boxer armored fighting vehicles to integrate primary capabilities into the military’s newly established Medium Forces.

May- 2025 -

29 May

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Germany Turns to Nokia and blackned for Smarter Battlefield Networks

Nokia and Rheinmetall subsidiary blackned GmbH are teaming up to build a new kind of battlefield network for German forces: fast, mobile, and ready to deploy.

Apr- 2025 -

4 April

Air