German Army
Land warfare branch of Germany's military
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| 2025 | Framework agreement signed for up to 10,000 additional Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare guns, with a base order of 2,711 pistols. |
| March 2025 | Firm order placed for 76 RS NServTrp network connection kits for €22.8 million. |
| March 2025 | Firm order of 557,400 DM51 grenades placed. |
| 2025 | 45th Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 45) is set to activate in the Rūdninkai Training Area, Lithuania, initially comprising the 122nd Panzergrenadier Battalion and 203rd Panzer Battalion. |
| February 2025 | 38 Yamaha XTZ 700 Ténéré motorcycles delivered, part of a total order of 260, succeeding the BMW F 850 GS. |
| January 2025 | Approval for €50 million for additional RGW 90 MATADOR systems and Panzerfaust 3 weapons. |
| 2024 | 215th Panzer Artillery Battalion (Panzerartilleriebataillon 215) in Augustdorf is scheduled to be reactivated. |
| December 2024 | Budget approval for a 7-year framework contract for up to 350 RS NServTrp network connection kits, with a total budget of €113.2 million. |
| December 2024 | Additional Black Hornet Nano UAVs ordered, specifically Black Hornet 3 and Black Hornet 4 types. |
| December 2024 | Reactive armour modules for Puma vehicles approved for purchase by parliament. |
| December 2024 | Ordered 25,000 additional MIKRON-D night vision goggle sets. |
| December 2024 | Framework agreement approved for ordering DM51 grenades with DM82 fuses. |
| October 2024 | Delivery of 17 Ground Alerter 10 (GA10) C-RAM Ground Alerter Systems is completed by October. |
| October 2024 | First delivery of Leopard 2A7 A1 tanks scheduled, with KMW manufacturing 17 new chassis and Bundeswehr supplying 17 turrets from Leopard 2A6A3 variant. |
| October 2024 | Staff planned to be established for the new brigade in Lithuania in the fourth quarter of 2024. |
| September 2024 | Ordered 100,000 DM51A3 hand grenades. |
| September 2024 | 100,000 DM51A3 hand grenades ordered. |
| August 2024 | Scheduled delivery of Hensoldt Dynahawks fire control sights. |
| July 2024 | Order placed for 610 trucks for €313 million. |
| June 2024 | The German Army placed a complementary order for 500 FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles from the United States, valued at €395 million, to be delivered between 2028 and 2029. This order is intended to replace missiles previously supplied to Ukraine. |
| June 2024 | Framework agreement for €3.5 billion approved for 6,500 additional trucks. |
| June 2024 | Initial command elements planned to start moving to the new brigade in Lithuania in the second quarter of 2024. |
| May 2024 | Testing begins for Eagle V 6x6 ambulances, planned to enter service from November 2024 to end of 2025. |
| April 2024 | 4 prototypes of the Defenture Mammoth were handed over to the German Army. |
| April 2024 | Ordered 16,041 additional MIKRON-D night vision goggle sets, to be delivered by end of 2026. |
| February 2024 | Additional order of Rheinmetall DM131 airburst grenades for €22.9 million and 200,000 Rheinmetall DM158 practice grenades for €7.18 million. |
| January 2024 | Entered service with the Elbit Rattler XR laser target designator. |
| 2023 | Order placed for 43 RS NServTrp (Network Service Troop) network connection kits for the German VJTF (Very High Readiness Joint Task Force). |
| 2023 | Quantum FALKE UAV expected to arrive in Bundeswehr service, with 14 units planned for counter-UAV operations. |
| 2023 | AirRobot AR 100-H (dubbed MIKADO in German Army service) ordered, with 145 units expected to arrive from this year. |
| 2023 | Second tranche of 91 DOLL tera S8P-0S2 Spider semi-trailers ordered, primarily designed for Leopard 2 A6M and A7V tanks. |
| 2023 | Transferred 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine (14 + 4 tanks). |
| 2023 | Large contract signed for 313,000 Batlskin Viper helmets, with 205,000 to be delivered by 2025, through Galvion and Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics. |
| December 2023 | 53 Puma engines ordered to ensure maintenance capacity and high availability. |
| November 2023 | German Ministry of Defence announced plans to establish a new armoured brigade (initially Panzerbrigade 42, later changed to 45th Panzer Brigade) in Lithuania, to include Panzer Battalion 203 from Augustdorf and Panzergrenadier Battalion 122. |
| May 2023 | Additional 57 Rheinmetall HX81 tractors ordered to further expand tank transport capabilities. |
| May 2023 | Order placed for 50 new Puma vehicles at €1.087 billion, with delivery to start in December 2025. |
| April 2023 | Option confirmed to upgrade 143 Puma vehicles to S1 standard for €770 million. |
| March 2023 | First delivery of Leonardo container kits was received, enabling rapid construction of command posts with advanced cabling systems. |
| 2022 | Continued delivery of M3M Mk3 side-door machine guns for the NH90 helicopter. |
| 2022 | Contract signed for 7,620 FZ71, Fz181, FZ122, and FZ149 helicopter rockets for the EC665 Tiger, valued at €19.92 million. |
| 2022 | Delivery of the EL/M-2180 WatchGuard radar systems begins, with the procurement spanning 2022-2024. |
| 2022 | German Army placed an order for 4 Leonardo container kits for network construction (with an additional 39 on order) from Italy for the Netzservicetrupp (Network Service Troop). |
| 2022 | Bundeswehr introduced the Scania SLT 650 'Schwer-lasttransporter' (heavy-duty transporter), capable of transporting Leopard 2A7V tanks with a 70-ton trailer capacity and 650 hp Euro 6 engine. |
| 2022 | 17 Leopard 2A6 A3 tanks were removed from service to be modified into Leopard 2A7 A1 tanks. |
| 2022 | Germany transferred 14 PzH 2000 howitzers to Ukraine, reducing their in-service inventory from 108 to 94 units. |
| 2022 | German Army decided to make Batlskin Viper the new standard issue helmet after the invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2022 | 3,500 additional Panzerfaust 3 anti-tank weapons ordered with DM72A1 warhead. |
| December 2022 | HK416A8 selected to replace the G36. 3,500 additional Panzerfaust 3 anti-tank weapons ordered. |
| December 2022 | First deliveries of DOLL tera S8P-0S2 Spider semi-trailers began, continuing through October 2023. |
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