Defense Industry News - Rheinmetall |
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Friday,
17 December 2010, 20:23 PM |
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| Rheinmetall
wins €87 million for Leopard tanks modernization &
new weapon systems for Canada |
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Rheinmetall
has just booked two important orders for equipping the Canadian
armed forces, worth a total of €87 million. Rheinmetall
Canada Inc. of Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Québec,
has been selected to supply the Canadian Army with grenade
launcher systems and the accompanying ammunition. The order
is worth approximately €70 million.
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C16
Automatic Grenade launcher System Rheinmetall |
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Under the "Close Area Suppression Weapon" (CASW)
project, the company will supply the Canadian Army with
a total of 304 automatic grenade launchers by January
2012. They will be deployed under the designation "C16
- Automatic Grenade Launcher System".
In its capacity as general contractor, Rheinmetall Canada
is responsible not only for project management, but also
for complete assembly and integration of the Vinghøg
fire control technology made by the recently acquired
Rheinmetall subsidiary Simrad Optronics of Norway. Rheinmetall
Canada is also in charge of logistical support and supplying
spare parts as well as servicing and maintaining the C16
during military operations.
This order also includes 250,000 rounds of 40mm practice
and service ammunition, to be delivered in several lots.
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Modernized
version of main battle tank Leopard 2A for Canada |
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Canada
has also contracted with Rheinmetall to modernize and overhaul
Leopard main battle tanks taken over by the Canadian Army
from the Dutch armed forces; the order is worth around €17
million. By the start of 2012, a total of 42 Leopard 2A4
main battle tanks are to be refitted to meet Canadian Army
standards and enable integration into existing C4I structures.
The two orders underscore Rheinmetall's wide spectrum of
competences as a leading supplier of army technology --
ranging from heavy armoured platforms to individual weapon
systems and the accompanying ammunition. |
