Published in cooperation with the central German defence procurement authorities, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), this year’s “Defence Procurement in Germany” focus issue continues the successful annual series of specially-commissioned BAAINBw editions.
Organised as a directorate-by-directorate presentation, ESD 8/21 provides a comprehensive insight into the Federal Office’s organisation, its tasks and responsibilities, and the status of current procurement and support efforts including:
- F126/MKS 180 Multi-Role Surface Combatant
- European MALE RPAS
- Joint Fire Support Capability
- PARS 3 LR
- WIRKMITTEL 90 mm and 1800+
- GBU 54 and MK-83 TIP
- RAM, NSSM, ESSM, SM-2, HARPOON, RBS-15
- METEOR, IRIS-T, AMRAAM, SIDEWINDER
- PATRIOT, MANTIS NBS C-RAM, STINGER
- LEOPARD 2 A7, Armoured Engineer Vehicle
- PUMA AIFV, BOXER variants, FENNEK, Airmobile Weapon Carrier, KEILER
- Bridges and Gap Crossing Equipment
- Main Ground Combat System (MGCS)
- PzH 2000, MARS, ARES, VULCANO
- Small Arms
- EAGLE V 6×6
- Protected and Unprotected Transport Vehicles
- De-Icing Equipment
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Aircraft of the Special Air Mission Wing of the FMoD
- A400M
- EUROFIGHTER Upgrades
- H145 LUH SAR
- FCAS
- F124 Sensor Upgrade (Obs WuF LV F124), F125, K130, U212CD, F123 SLEP)
- GORCH FOCK Maintenance, Class 707 procurement, CDS standardisation, MCM Capability Platform
- Next Generation Frigate (NGFrig-AD), Class 127 Frigate
- New Fighting Craft
- IT/Comms projects Including HaFIS, Crypto systems, SATCOMBw, SASPF
… to mention some examples.
The issue is available for download in PDF format here.
