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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.