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Italian industry signs contract for next development phase of 6th generation air system
Saab Receives Order for AT4 from France
Major order from the Bundeswehr: Rheinmetall to modernize the command and control equipment of the “Future Soldier – Expanded System” for 476 troops
Orbit Communications Systems and a leading integrator in South East Asia have been awarded a multi-million contract to supply OceanTRx 7MIL satellite communication systems to a navy in the region
HENSOLDT and 21strategies collaborate on next-generation artificial intelligence for defence systems

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22/03/202122/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini 120 mm, 130 mm, APFSDS, DM73, KE2020Neo, L55A1, Leopard 2A7, Rheinmetall, tank gun

By Paolo Valpolini Following the recent briefing by Christoph Henselmann, Senior Vice-President and Head of Portfolio Tank Main Armament on

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What future for tank guns? The Rheinmetall view

05/03/202105/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini 120 mm, 130 mm, APFSDS, autoloader, MGCS, Rheinmetall, tank gun

By Paolo Valpolini While the appearance of the Russian T-14 Armata tank in the 2015 May Parade has definitely triggered

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Why 130 mm and not a bigger calibre?

05/03/202105/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini 130 mm, APFSDS, MGCS, Rheinmetall

While in the interim Rheinmetall aims at improving 120 mm performances, looking further ahead in 2016 the company exhibited in

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The development work 2016-2020

05/03/202105/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini 130 mm, autoloader, Rheinmetall

Considering the development timeline of the MGCS, and knowing that developing a weapon system such as a new tank gun

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The way ahead

05/03/202105/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini 130 mm, autoloader, Challenger 2, MGCS, Nexter, OMT, Rheinmetall, US Army

Shifting from technology to market requirements, Moritz Walter points out that Rheinmetall’s analysis shows that for newly built MBTs the

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