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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 ...
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 ...
Which is plausible since the Leo2 was built by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann which is a different company than Rheinmetall. Also KMW is working with the French company Nexter on the Main Ground Combat System, the demonstrator of which is based on a Leo2 hull and an Leclerc turret, so Rheinmetall has little to gain by showing off another design based on ...
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall delivered the first KF41 Lynx fighting vehicle late last year. The KF41 will undergo testing with hopes of starting domestic mass production of the IFV in Ukraine.
[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]
Rheinmetall produced machine guns, automatic cannons and ammunition. The first product was the MG3. In 1960, the workforce had grown to 3,080 employees. In 1964, production of heavy weapons resumed, such as gun barrels and mounts. Rheinmetall began equipping tanks and artillery pieces.
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