Rheinmetall has been commissioned by the Bundeswehr with an extra supply of 1,515 logistic autos, 265 of that are protected swap-body programs. That is one other call-off from the framework contract for swap-body programs (WLS) signed in June 2020. This massive-scale call-off is essentially financed by the Bundeswehr’s particular fund. Along with the autos, the Bundeswehr’s procurement company, BAAINBw, ordered 500 swap-body platforms to function interchangeable load carriers and 500 tarpaulin / roof bow setups. The decision-off is value over €920m gross. Supply of the autos will happen within the second half of 2024 and can be accomplished by mid-November 2024.
“The intensive call-off from the framework contract, financed by the particular fund reveals the excessive relevance of Bundeswehr logistics within the conection with the turning level. By delivering all autos by the tip of 2024, the particular fund helps to immediately equip and strengthen the logistical capabilities and sustainability of the armed forces,” explains Michael Wittlinger, chairman of the administration of Rheinmetall MAN Navy Autos GmbH. “With over 4,000 autos delivered since 2018, our HX-series army vans are actually an integral part of the Bundeswehr’s logistical capabilities and underline the significance of Rheinmetall for logistics.”
In June 2020, the BAAINBw concluded a framework contract with Rheinmetall till 2027 for the supply of as much as 4,000 vans with swap-body programs, of which 1,008 have already been delivered. The swap-body vans be part of the profitable challenge of Unprotected Transport Autos, or UTFs, and develop the Bundeswehr’s fleet of autos from the army HX household. The swap-body system’s core gear is the hook-loader developed by Hiab. It could actually raise and set down the swap-body carriers within the Bundeswehr in nearly any sort of terrain without having for extra dealing with gear. Instead, the autos can carry a swap-body platform or a container through a standardised 20-foot ISO interface.
A big share of the swap-body vans for the Bundeswehr will function an armoured cab, considerably enhancing crew survivability and sustainment in addition to the tactical flexibility of logistic models and formations. Swap-body vans are used primarily for supplying fight formations with bulk consumables similar to ammunition, gas and water.
Each the swap-body programs and UTFs are primarily based on Rheinmetall’s sturdy HX household of autos. Designed from the outset for army use, they guarantee wonderful mobility even in tough terrain. Furthermore, the widespread presence of the HX household gives main benefits when it comes to interoperability and logistics, significantly throughout multinational deployments. At current, the person nations embody, amongst different nations, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Hungary and Denmark. Along with the Bundeswehr and the armed forces of Germany’s companions, Rheinmetall is raring to proceed writing the continuing HX autos’ success story.
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