IAV Conference: Rheinmetall details its hybrid armour solution
The Chief of the German Army made it very clear: the future main battle tank weight must be under the
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Panther
Panther/KF51, rethinking the MBT
“Lethality remains the raison d’être of an MBT and the 120 mm smoothbore gun system, including ammunition, has reached its
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Sharing situational awareness and operational picture
Mobility, protection and firepower are definitely not enough to make a good tank, sensors of various kinds coupled to computers
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Increasing survivability while lowering the protection-induced mass
Main battle tanks are quite certainly the most protected vehicles on the battlefield, however at least until now increasing the
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Improved firepower, not only a matter of calibre
“The firepower is the right to exist of an MBT, and in our view the main gun will remain the
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Rheinmetall’s Panther/KF51 moves forward
Unveiled at Eurosatory in mid-June 2022, the Panther has definitely been one of the stars of the Paris exhibition. EDR
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Rheinmetall micro-UAVs: a Stinger for the Panther . . . and not only
A lid opens up on the side of the turret and soon a small object leaves the Panther main battle
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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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LAAD 2019: Airbus, from air to space
Airbus Defence and Space promoted its complete product portfolio, from transport aircraft to latest space and security solutions. It showcased
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