Germany’s Federal Agency for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has contracted with Rheinmetall to modernise additional parts of the Bundeswehr’s Modular Medical Facilities (MSE) total system, the company announced on 29 February 2024.
The aggregate value of the contract is in the “mid-single-digit-million euro range”, according to Rheinmetall.
The order encompasses X-ray containers that enable X-ray imaging of the entire human body sitting, lying or standing, as well as internal organs in the radiology realm. The X-ray equipment currently in service no longer reflects the latest state of the art and must therefore be replaced or regenerated.
The regenerated and/or newly fabricated containers will house new Siemens X-ray equipment (a scanner and diagnostic station), including accessories for subsequent operation in the container. Following integration, reliable patient care in accordance with current German standards will be assured without limitation in a field hospital consisting of multiple MSE containers.
The MSE total system comprises military treatment facilities, trauma centres and combat support hospitals utilised in Bundeswehr areas of operation in which care provided must correspond to current German hospital standards. Like all MSE components, the X-ray container is classified in accordance with the International Convention for Safe Containers. Moreover, because it is stackable it can be transported by container ship. The systems and equipment the containers house are adaptable in terms of scope and functionality, depending on customer specifications.
“We’re delighted to have been awarded a fifth contract for the MSE total system and expect to see continued growth in this area in future,” Deniz Akitürk, CEO of Rheinmetall Project Solutions, was quoted as saying in a company press release. Since 2019 Rheinmetall Project Solutions has bundled the group’s resources and capabilities in the operational support domain and is thus responsible for mobile deployed-operations solutions. By supplying special services it seeks to provide customers with long-term operational support.
Rheinmetall created Rheinmetall Project Solutions specifically to handle services and projects relating to support of deployed operations.
