The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has ordered seven H145 LUH SAR helicopters from Airbus Helicopters to replace the Bell UH-1D search and rescue fleet. Delivery is scheduled for 2020, and Airbus will also provide logistics support and maintenance.
Rheinmetall received a framework contract from the German Bundeswehr for ammunition, with an initial order of 5,000 rounds of DM11 combat ammunition worth approximately EUR 45 million gross. Delivery is scheduled for 2017 and 2018.
Rheinmetall has won a gross order worth €370 million from the German Bundeswehr to supply 68 squad equipment sets of the 'Infanterist der Zukunft – Erweitertes System' (IdZ-ES) soldier system. Delivery will run from 2018 to end of 2020.