MGCS Project Company GmbH (MPC) established in Cologne
Monday, 14 April 2025 – The next step has now been taken in the Franco-German armaments project Main Ground Combat
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Leonardo and Rheinmetall sign a strategic partnership for the development of the next Land Defense Systems
Rome/Duesseldorf, July 3, 2024 – Leonardo and Rheinmetall have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a new
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Israel starts delivering the 5th Gen Merkava Barak tank to its armoured units
On September 19th 2023, short before the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War that will fall on October 6th,
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Major order: Bundeswehr orders 120mm tank ammunition from Rheinmetall – volume of existing framework agreement expanded to €4 billion
13/07/2023 – The German Bundeswehr has expanded to €4 billion an existing framework agreement with Rheinmetall for the supply of
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Ascalon: Nexter’s solution for the MGCS main gun
Both contenders for the future western main battle tank gun calibre were present at Eurosatory 2022 the bigger one, 140
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Rheinmetall’s first MBT: the Panther
In the past years Eurosatory marked the unveiling of new armoured tracked vehicles produced by Rheinmetall. Following the KF31, a
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Allison Transmission Developing a Next Generation Electrified Transmission
Indianapolis, October , 2021– Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions for tactical
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The French Armed Forces renew their confidence in Nexter with the sustainability and renovation of the Leclerc tank
25th of June, 2021 – In line with the roadmap for the sustainability and renovation of the Leclerc tank, the
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Nexter prepares the future of battle tank armament
14th November, 2021 – Leaning on its expertise in battle tank armament, illustrated by the Leclerc’s self-loading gun, and on
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First operational deployment of APS-equipped vehicles in Western Europe
By Paolo Valpolini Defender-Europe 2020 has been one of the many casualties of the COVID pandemic, as the EDRE (Emergency
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