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German Army Orders Additional MUNGO 2 Multi-Purpose Vehicles
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe´s market leader for highly protected wheeled and tracked vehicles, has received an order from the German Army for the assembly and delivery of 31 further MUNGO 2 Multi-purpose vehicles for the Special Operations Division (DSO). The first three pre-series prototypes were delivered and qualified technically and tactically in an operational test. [...]
German Army Orders Additional DINGO 2 Vehicles
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has received an order for the assembly and delivery of 39 DINGO 2 in its most modern version, the DINGO 2 GE from the Federal Office for Defence and Procurement (BWB) in Koblenz. The vice president of the BWB, Reinhard Schütte, and KMW COO Jürgen Weber, signed a corresponding contract in Koblenz [...]
KMW Previews Impressive Hardware Display at IDEX 2011
LEOPARD 2 A7+: the Main battle tank of the 21st century in latest version for Urban Ops FENNEK Forward Artillery Observer: a combat proven and extremely mobile system At IDEX 2011 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will exhibit its state-of-the-art competence in combat systems and highly protected vehicles. Experience the KMW exhibition site and numerous stands which [...]
KMW Begins Deliveries of Puma IFV to German Army
KASSEL, Germany: Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) handed over on December 6th in time the first two PUMA infantry fighting vehicles to the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) in Kassel for verification tests. This marks the start for the contractual delivery of 405 ordered vehicles to the German Armed Forces. The contract [...]
Norwegian Armed Forces to Buy BATSIM Classroom for LEOPARD 2
MUNICH: German KMW Training & Simulation has been selected by the Norwegian Armed Forces to deliver the BATSIM Classroom for the main battle tank Leopard 2. The BATSIM Classroom provides state of the art combat training on serious games level and offers maximum of realism. The system runs on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) desktop computers. KMW Training [...]
Norwegian Army Purchases Dingo 2
The Norwegian Army has responded to the increased threat of attacks by commissioning Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) with the delivery of 20 Dingo 2 heavily armoured wheeled vehicles. The troops operating at the Hindu Kush are in need of the vehicles more than ever; since the beginning of the year, soldiers have been confronted with an [...]
Upgraded LEOPARD 2 Main Battle Tanks Delivered to Canada
MUNICH/BERGEN, Germany: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) handed over the first of 20 Leopard 2 A4M CAN modernized battle tanks to the Canadian armed forces yesterday, October 7th 2010. The roll-out took place in the presence of the Canadian military representative, Vice Admiral Denis Rouleau, and the General der Panzertruppen, Brigadier General Klaus Feldmann, and numerous other [...]
KMW Unveils Dingo 2 Recovery Vehicle
The multitudinous and extremely variable DINGO 2 family from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has welcomed a new arrival. The company presented the armoured DINGO 2 recovery vehicle at the EUROSATORY trade fair in Paris. This vehicle combines high performance capability with speed. With a hydraulic 10-ton recovery winch – the DINGO 2 is suitable for any [...]
German Army Orders Dingo 2 All-Protected Armored Vehicles
MUNICH: The DINGO 2 has already been successfully tried and tested in numerous international missions, including in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Lebanon. Next to Germany it is also used by Austria, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Czech Republic. The Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) has now ordered a further 41 of these heavily-protected [...]
