List of equipments from Rheinmetall Defence

[SiegHeil]

Any deal that has taken place recently.

 

[jha]

THey provide navy with Seaguard naval close-in weapon system in collaboration with BHARAT ELCTRONICS.

 

[SiegHeil]

any deal of artillery systems?

 

[Kinetic]

THey provide navy with Seaguard naval close-in weapon system in collaboration with BHARAT ELCTRONICS.

Seaguard (Millennium 35 mm Ahead Naval Gun) is an excellent CIWS. Are you sure that Navy bought it? I guess Rheinmetall only offered it to India.

Skyshield is also a good land based CIWS.

02/15/2010

Rheinmetall Defence at Defexpo 2010 in India

Rheinmetall Defence is a globally leading manufacturer of systems and equipment for ground forces, supplying a wide array of high-performance military hardware, including air defence technology, weapons and ammunition, defence electronics as well as simulation and training systems. The company's expertise in enhancing the combat effectiveness of legacy systems and its forward-looking technologies for improving mobility, communications, reconnaissance capabilities and force protection, mean that Rheinmetall is well placed to meet the current requirements of the Indian armed forces and assist in future modernization projects.

On 15-18 February, Rheinmetall Defence will be on hand at Defexpo 2010 in New Delhi focusing on areas such as:


C-RAM-capable air defence systems
Modular middle-calibre turret systems
Sensor-guided ammunition
Innovative command and control systems
Large-calibre gun technology
Infantry equipment like Fly-K mortar systems
and high precision target acquisition LLM

Rheinmetall air defence systems: reliably countering the threat from above

Critical civilian infrastructure and military installations such as forward operating bases remain particularly vulnerable to aerial attack, and the same is true of troops on road marches and supply convoys in rear areas. The threat spectrum ranges from conventional air strikes by manned and unmanned aircraft to rocket, artillery and mortar (RAM) fire. Today, even unconventional forces employing asymmetric tactics are able to carry out attacks of this type, using increasingly small but powerful projectiles – launched with little or no warning and often from densely populated urban areas.

Armed forces around the world are well aware of this threat, as can be seen from recent procurement major orders. India, too, plans to modernize its air defence capabilities.




Rheinmetall, one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced defence technology systems, presented a wide array of sophisticated air defence solutions at Defexpo 2010.

The company's high-performance 35mm revolver gun, teamed with its signature Ahead airburst ammunition, can be integrated into numerous air defence systems. This weapon has been successfully deployed in NATO operations since 1996. It forms the main armament of Rheinmetall’s globally leading Skyshield system, which, for example, the German Bundeswehr is currently procuring for its Mantis very short-range air defence system (NBS C-RAM), to be used in defending forward operating bases. Given the possibility of integrating additional modular components, it signifies the arrival of a new generation of Germany's comprehensive air defence system, the SysFla.

The heart of Rheinmetall's proprietary Ahead technology is a high-precision time-delay projectile. At the optimum moment, it ejects a lethal cloud of heavy metal pellets, reliably neutralizing small and even very small targets – much the way a shotgun shell destroys a clay pigeon.

But Rheinmetall technology is by no means limited to static defence roles. Mobile applications are equally feasible. For example, the 35mm gun can be mounted on an antiaircraft tank, and thus be used to protect troops on the move from aerial threats. However, particularly when it comes to protecting supply routes, lighter, more mobile platforms can be a better bet. Rheinmetall has bridged the gap between static defence and armoured platforms by mounting a Skyshield gun on an all-terrain 8x8 vehicle made by its Indian partner Tata. The result is a swiftly available high-performance air defence solution.


Existing Skyguard and Skyshield systems can also be retrofitted with Ahead technology. Moreover, owing to the modular orientation of its systems and technologies, Rheinmetall is able to bring additional components into play, creating multi-mission capabilities tailored to the needs of individual clients.

Recent orders by the German Bundeswehr, among others, once again underscore Rheinmetall's status as a globally leading supplier of advanced, quickly available modular products for the modern military. In an age when new threats to national security can emerge overnight, this means maximum flexibility and maximum readiness.

Rheinmetall Defence - 02/15/2010: Rheinmetall Defence at Defexpo 2010 in India

Rheinmetall Defence - 02/15/2010: Rheinmetall air defence systems - reliably countering the threat from above

 

[SiegHeil]

Well the thing is that i was on my way to jaipur from delhi and i saw this artillery system loaded on a truck (on roadside maybe inspecting if anything was wrong) i was so impressed that i stopped my car to see and record a video so that i could show it to my nephew as he loves and stuff so i started recording on my phone as but as i reached there an army personal asked me to stop recording.but still i managed to get some blurry video.at first i was hesitating to share but i dont think it is highly sensitive as it was not covered at all.

i think it might be this one-Rheinmetall Defence - 02/15/2009: Rheinmetall – global leader in large-calibre gun technology

 

[Kinetic]

Well the thing is that i was on my way to jaipur from delhi and i saw this artillery system loaded on a truck (on roadside maybe inspecting if anything was wrong) i was so impressed that i stopped my car to see and record a video so that i could show it to my nephew as he loves and stuff so i started recording on my phone as but as i reached there an army personal asked me to stop recording.but still i managed to get some blurry video.at first i was hesitating to share but i dont think it is highly sensitive as it was not covered at all.

i think it might be this one-Rheinmetall Defence - 02/15/2009: Rheinmetall – global leader in large-calibre gun technology

Dude excellent info. I guess the gun was undergoing trial. But PzH 2000 doesn't give us any edge over Bhim!!! We need longer ranged artillery.

 

[SiegHeil]

This is all i could record before he asked me to stop.

 

[sancho]

YouTube - Rheinemetall artillery system RWG-52
This is all i could record before he asked me to stop.

That's not a Germany / Rheinemetall artillery system! That's the South African G6 Rhino:

G6-52 155-mm Self-Propelled Gun-Howitzer | Military-Today.com

Dude excellent info. I guess the gun was undergoing trial. But PzH 2000 doesn't give us any edge over Bhim!!! We need longer ranged artillery.

The artillery itself is not the point anymore, the ammo is the key for range and precision. Be it the rocket assisted V-LAP projectiles from SA, the US Excalibur GPS guided, or the Russian Krasnopol laser guided ammos, that's makes the difference in future.

 

[Kinetic]

Excellent effort dude. Thanks for sharing.

It looks like Denel G6! But the gun tude is slightly different! Is it something new?

 

[SiegHeil]

That's not a Germany / Rheinemetall artillery system! That's the South African G6 Rhino:

G6-52 155-mm Self-Propelled Gun-Howitzer | Military-Today.com

my friend i inspected the vehicle from all side and i clearly saw rheinmetall written on its right side..there was one more truck behind this one with a concealed container it too had rheinmetall written on it.

 

[Kinetic]

G6-52 Extended Range is one of the best SPG in the world.

Denel has completed development of a new artillery system, the G6-52, and the system is currently undergoing extensive trials. The system is offered with the Somchem Modular Charge System (MCS) which can fire the Naschem M2000 Assegai system which includes the V-LAP projectile. With the V-LAP projectile, the system has a range of 67km and a rate of fire of eight rounds/minute. Multiple rounds (up to six) can be fired to simultaneously hit the same target using the ADS (Thales) AS2000 artillery target engagement system. Automated ammunition handling, fuze handling and ammunition inventory reduce crew workload.

The G6-52 turret is mounted on a Land Systems OMC 6x6 wheeled vehicle which has an off-road speed of nearly 70km/h and a range of 700km.

G6-52 Extended Range (25 liter chamber)

* Reduced crew to 3–5;
* can fire projectile up to 67 km at a rate of fire of eight rounds/minute;
* increased off-road speeds to nearly 70 km/h;
* implemented Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) technology and can land six (G6-52L variant) or five (G6-52) rounds simultaneously at targets up to 25 km away; and
* is currently undergoing extensive trials.

 

[sancho]

my friend i inspected the vehicle from all side and i clearly saw rheinmetall written on its right side..there was one more truck behind this one with a conceled container it too had rheinmetall written on it.

Maybe it has some German parts, but the artillery system is still a Denel G6 as Kinetic pointed out as well too. Just compare the link I provided and your video and you will see it.
Germany has only the PZ 2000 which was co-developed by Rheinmetall and the Donar/AGM under development, but as far as I know IA is looking for a wheeled self-propelled system and the German systems are tracked.

 

[Kinetic]

my friend i inspected the vehicle from all side and i clearly saw rheinmetall written on its right side..there was one more truck behind this one with a conceled container it too had rheinmetall written on it.

but dude the system doesn't look like pzh 2000, the only modern SPG from rheinmetall!

when did you captured the video?

 

[Kinetic]

The artillery itself is not the point anymore, the ammo is the key for range and precision. Be it the rocket assisted V-LAP projectiles from SA, the US Excalibur GPS guided, or the Russian Krasnopol laser guided ammos, that's makes the difference in future.

You are rite about the ammo but PzH 2000's firing range is same as Bhim. While G6-62 can fire V-LAP ammo upto 70 km away. I think we need something in the line of G6 with 70km+ range. Smart ammo should be part of the SPG but we need range as well, what you say?

 

[SiegHeil]

but dude the system doesn't look like pzh 2000, the only modern SPG from rheinmetall!

when did you captured the video?

Took it on 11th june.

Rheinmetall – global leader in large-calibre gun technology
RWG-52 and RTG-52 for India's artillery modernization programme
Over the next ten to 15 years, the Indian Army plans to update its artillery by replacing obsolete systems. After all, it takes highly mobile, hard-hitting modern artillery assets to respond to threats in scalable fashion, engaging targets at extraordinarily long ranges with extreme accuracy. The Indian armed forces have thus launched a programme to procure state-of-the-art artillery systems, well aware of the need to adapt their artillery capabilities to future challenges.

As one of the world's leading suppliers of defence technology systems, Rheinmetall Defence of Germany is able to offer flexible concepts for equipping modern armed forces from a single source, drawing on an extensive array of technology and long years of experience. A case in point is the artillery system family Rheinmetall is contributing to the Indian artillery programmes.


RWG-52 und RTG 52
Armed with 155mm ordnance, the Rheinmetall Wheeled Gun (RWG)-52 is a highly mobile 6x6 artillery system for flexible fire support operations. This 48-ton vehicle has a maximum road speed of 80 km/h, and can reach speeds of up to 70 km/h when operating off-road. Its strategic range is 700 km, its tactical range 300 km. A built-in tyre pressure management system further enhances the vehicle’s excellent off-road performance.
The heart of the system is the autonomous turret, equipped with the same tried-and-tested L/52 Rheinmetall gun used in Germany's PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer. This highly advanced weapons system is in service with the armed forces of Germany, Italy, Greece and the Netherlands, the latter having successfully deployed it in combat operations in Afghanistan.

With its extremely stable, 52-calibre-length gun tube, the L/52 can lob standard ERFB-M1 ammunition up to 31 km. The gun's maximum effective range increases to 42 km when firing improved ERFB base-bleed projectiles and exceeds 52 km when firing the rocket-assisted V-LAP projectile. The already high accuracy of Rheinmetall's artillery ammunition family can be further enhanced – especially at long ranges – by adding a precision guidance kit. Besides an automated laying and navigation system, a launcher management system facilitates operation, which is controlled from a gun firing panel. Thanks to automatic loading, the gun can fire up to six rounds a minute. The system can provide sustained fire support for an entire hour, firing 75 rounds, which equates to a rate of fire of 1.25 rounds per minute with a full charge. Moreover, the RWG-52 has a multiple round simultaneous impact (MRSI) capability, enabling up to five rounds to hit the target zone at the same time. In order to defend itself, the gun can also lay direct fire. It carries a basic load of forty rounds, which can be replenished within ten minutes from a supply vehicle in a semi-automated process.

When on the move, the system can carry out a fire mission 60 seconds after coming to a halt, and can move into a new fire position just 60seconds later. This gives the vehicle's 3- or 4-man crew the edge in evading detection and enemy counter-battery fire. Furthermore, the RWG-52’s fighting compartment provides substantial protection from armour-piercing 7.62 cal. ammunition, TM46 mine blasts and NBC threats.

Moreover, the turret of the RWG-52 can also be integrated into a tracked vehicle. In this configuration, known as the Rheinmetall Tracked Gun (RTG)-52, Rheinmetall has turned to the proven technology of the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer. This chassis likewise features high mobility: thanks to its 736 kW (1000 hp) power pack, the RTG-52 attains a road speed of 60 km/h and up to 45 km/h when operating off-road. Like the RWG-52, it has a 3- or 4-man crew. In terms of performance, the turret and gun are identical. Moreover, using the same gun turret results in considerable logistical advantages when units are equipped with both tracked and wheeled systems.


SMArt – Pinpoint accuracy in the target zone
Along with high-performance gun systems, having the right ammunition contributes materially to the operational flexibility and effectiveness of artillery. Enabling commanders to respond accurately and avoid collateral damage, precision-guided munitions play an increasingly important role in modern warfare. Developed by GIWS, a joint venture of Rheinmetall Defence and Diehl, 155mm SMArt ammunition enables pinpoint engagement of high-value targets even at long ranges. Once they reach the target zone, these sophisticated projectiles eject parachute-stabilized sub-munitions containing three independently operating sensors: radar, radiometer and infrared. These sensors assure reliable detection, identification, and engagement of targets such as armoured vehicles; the system functions under all weather and environmental conditions like smoke, dust, rain, fog, camouflage and IR radiation. Moreover, the SMArt ammunition family avoids unexploded ordnance – further reducing the risk of unintended casualties.

SMArt ammunition has already demonstrated its efficiency in dozens of field trials, proving that it can be fired from existing artillery systems under extreme climate conditions. Germany, Switzerland, Greece and Australia have already procured SMArt, and other nations are considering procurement.