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The Emirate of Kuwait has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with 12 state-of-the-art armored NBC reconnaissance vehicles, the 2 NBC-RS “Spürfuchs”. Now binding, the order also includes comprehensive support in the form of training, service and spare parts. Delivery of the vehicle commences in 2017. An accompanying technical support agreement contract covers a period […]

Russia’s KBP Instrument Design Bureau says it has started upgrading 360 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the Algerian Army in a follow-up order to more than 400 upgraded IFVs recently delivered to the North African country. Military observers view the rapid modernization drive as part of a larger Algerian effort to improve its land […]

Germany’s Federal Security Council has approved the sale of 11 Fuchs armoured vehicles for nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) reconnaissance purposes to Kuwait, according to an official document circulated by the German media on 4 February. The document said the Federal Security Council had also approved the sale of 240 radios to Algeria and four […]

Germany’s national security council has approved the export of arms to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other countries in the Middle East, according to a document fromEconomy Minister Sigmar Gabriel obtained by Reuters. The decision stood in stark contrast to government action in May, when two-thirds of proposed arms export licenses were declined, according to media reports, including […]

Germany’s Economy Ministry has approved plans by defence group Rheinmetall to deliver an armoured vehicle assembly plant to Algeria, according to a reply sent by the ministry following a request from a member of parliament.Rheinmetall’s delivery to Algeria includes a production line to assemble the Fuchs armoured vehicle, as well as other parts valued at […]

The demand for armoured and counter-IED vehicles in Africa is expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2024 as the market shifts to North Africa, the Middle East and Asia, according to a new report. The Global Armoured and Counter IED Vehicles Market 2014-2024 report said that budget cuts in Europe and the United States and […]

German defence group Rheinmetall is set to sign a 2.7 billion euro deal in the coming weeks for the production of 980 Fuchs 2 military vehicles for Algeria, according to German news reports. German newspaper Handelsblatt today reported that the deal is part of various German contracts with the North African country that include two […]

A subsidiary of Germany’s Rheinmetall, a specialist maker of automotive parts and defense equipment, intends to produce up to 1,200 Fuch-type armored vehicles for Algeria, Der Spiegel said Nov. 11. According to the Nov. 12 edition of the weekly, which quoted government sources, the German government believes the Rheinmetall subsidiary will produce 1,200 armored vehicles […]