Rheinmetall will supply further mobile rescue stations to the Bundeswehr. As an extension of a previous order, the armed forces are set to receive a total of 149 additional protected and unprotected systems, with a gross value of over €500 million. This call-off under a framework contract award...
Previously, I wrote about the HK43 and how it eventually evolved into the MG4. From there, the design continued, leading to the HK121, better known today as the MG5. That’s where this picks up. The Heckler & Koch MG5 is Germany’s modern general-purpose machine gun, developed to re...
The replacement of the G36 has been a long time coming for the Bundeswehr, and at Exercise Reliable Lion on the ranges at Grafenwöhr, Panzergrenadiere of Panzerbrigade 12 "Oberpfalz" are now putting rounds downrange with the rifle that finally closes that chapter: the G95KA1. Or ho...
Germany's military is doubling down on its investment in small arms targeting capability. Rheinmetall has announced a second major call-off under its existing framework contract with the Bundeswehr for the LLM-VarioRay Laser-Light-Module, with deliveries running from 2026 through 2032. The c...
Where better to see the CZ P13, the new standard sidearm selected by the German Army, than in Germany? Here at TFB, we have images from Enforce Tac 2026 for our Photo Of The Day. The designation “P13” applies to a military variant of the CZ P-10 C OR, a compact, striker-fired 9×...
American self-propelled artillery in World War II transformed how the United States Army delivered firepower on the battlefield. These tracked vehicles combined mobility with devastating howitzers and guns, keeping pace with advancing armor divisions in ways towed artillery never could. From the ...