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The Rheinmetall Panther KF51. The KF51 is based on the hull of the Leopard 2A4 and thus has a conventional MBT layout, with the driver at the front, the turret in the middle and the engine at the rear. The driver is seated in the front right of the hull and is provided with a single-piece hatch above their position in the roof of the glacis ...
The Panther KF51 designed by Rheinmetall will provide the basis for the MBT to replace the Ariete tank, which was produced in the 1990s. Last year, a ministry source told Reuters Italy had some ...
At the 2016 Eurosatory, Rheinmetall presented an MBT Advanced Technology Demonstrator on the basis of a Leopard 2A4 Evolution hull. [9] This would later become the Panther KF51 . Meanwhile, at the 2018 Eurosatory , KNDS unveiled the European Main Battle Tank (E-MBT), a hybrid combining the hull of a Leopard 2A7 with the lighter, two-man turret ...
In August 2023, American Rheinmetall signed a contract for the Phase 3 and 4 of the programme renamed as XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV) for a value exceeding USD $700 million. Rheinmetall is teaming with Textron Systems, Raytheon Technologies, L3 Harris Technologies, Allison Transmission and Anduril Industries. Twelve prototypes ...
[53] [54] In June 2022, Rheinmetall unveiled the Panther KF51 concept tank based on a Leopard 2 chassis and a redesigned turret hosting the new gun. According to Rheinmetall the Rh-130 mm cannon enables a 50% longer kill range compared to their 120 mm cannon with a higher rate of fire due to a fully automated ammunition handling system. [48]
This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles, from their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the split between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern-day Germany.
In 2022, Rheinmetall presented its KF51 Panther main battle tank fitted with the StrikeShield APS along the hull to protect against ATGMs, RPGs and armour-piercing rounds such as large-calibre APFSDS ammunition. [15] At DSEI 2023, the StrikeShield's passive armour was advertised with protection ranging from STANAG 4569 Level 3 to 6.
In a 2023 review of research on supplementation with NAD-boosting compounds, researchers found that the supplements were safe and tolerable in healthy, middle-aged and older adults.