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H&K dominance is over. MK 556 Gen2 is the new German army assault rifle

The Haenel Defense MK 556 Gen2 rifle won the prestigious procedure for the basic armament of German infantry soldiers - at least this is what the preliminary reports of the German press agency DPA show, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Germany will soon buy new fighters and one of them will be EW version of F-18

The German Air Force will soon be buying new combat aircraft. In all likelihood, this also includes some copies of the EA-18G Growler - the EW version of the F / A-18 Super Hornet.

Italian and German navies detained ship delivering fuel to Haftar’s fighter jets

At 7 am on 10 September the German frigate Hamburg assigned to Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini blocked and inspected the freighter Royal Diamond 7 in international waters on suspicion that the its cargo violated the arms embargo on Libya.

Flexible assault rifle of the German ‘blue helmets’ – Heckler & Koch G36

Having adopted the Heckler & Koch G 3 assault rifle in the Bundeswehr in 1958, Germany for a long time remained practically the only country that had as its main rifle, designed to use cartridges of 7.62 × 51 mm caliber.

Era of anaerobic submarines with new type of batteries is coming

Scientific and technological progress is preparing us for another revolution in the field of naval weapons: in the foreseeable future, the classic diesel-electric submarine will be replaced by submarines with so-called anaerobic or "air-independent" power plants

German assault rifles Heckler & Koch HK33, G41 and HK53

The successful design and worldwide recognition of the G 3 assault rifle allowed the designers from Heckler & Koch to build on their success by creating a series of rifles and machine guns based on this weapon.

German Heckler & Koch assault rifle – HK416 [review]

The HK416 is an assault rifle from the weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch. The variant HK416A7 with 14.5 '' pipe length was introduced in the Bundeswehr under the designation G95K for the special forces.

Hungary bought the armored vehicles of the future – Rheinmetall’s Lynx

Hungary has signed an agreement with the German concern Rheinmetall to create a joint venture that will produce the latest Lynx combat vehicle, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Guns instead of masks: NATO countries continue to build up weapons

The coronavirus has not yet been completely defeated, but the military-industrial complex is already counting profits and losses, states are making adjustments to plans and making cautious forecasts.

France and Germany may abandon US military technologies

The military-industrial enterprises of Germany and France intend, if possible, to abandon American technologies in the production of military equipment, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing the German edition Welt am Sonntag reports.

New 130 mm. tank gun is the German response against Russian T-14 Armata tank

The German concern Rheinmetall has presented a video demonstrating the latest smooth-bore 130mm tank gun, which is sometimes seen as a response to the appearance of the Russian T-14 tank, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Washington will withdraw almost 12 thousand troops from Germany

The USA is withdrawing 11.9 thousand troops from Germany. Pentagon chief Mark Esper announced this on July 29 at a press conference, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Germany unveiled the upgraded British main battle tank Challenger 2 [video]

The network has a video of a new version of the British main tank Challenger 2, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according the YouTube channel of the German concern Rheinmetall Defense.

Egypt is expanding its naval arsenal with another German submarine

The German government has agreed to provide Egypt with another German-built submarine. The case is considered controversial because of the violation of human rights by the Egyptian authorities and their participation in regional armed conflicts.

Better than AR-15, Sig Sauer assault rifles meet the requirements of special forces

And the army, automatic and civilian, self-loading variants were presented simultaneously. The SIG MCX assault rifle was primarily created to meet the requirements of special operations forces and quickly became known in the world of firearms.

Yes, the future of effective shooting is called SIG Sauer 716i long-range rifle

The SIG SAUER 716i TREAD rifle is a lightweight forged aluminum top receiver with Nitride coating and Picatinny rail profile. Rifle with direct gas exhaust system and barrel made of carbon steel.

Germany buys new missiles and large batch of military equipment totalling €1B

The budget committee of the German parliament approved the allocation of funding for the purchase of new missiles for the German Armed Forces MLRS-2 MLRS and the modernization of the Patriot air defense system, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

A legend of automatic pistols still serves special forces around the world

With regard to reliability and accuracy, the SIG Sauer P226 has become a true legend for almost 40 years of production history and until recently, this model was in service with special units, such as US Navy seals or Special Air Service (SAS) Great Britain.

‘Radar of the future’ increases the combat capabilities of European fighters [video]

Airbus received a contract for the supply and integration of 115 Captor-E radars for the German and Spanish Eurofighter fleets. The agreement was signed shortly after Berlin and Madrid approved the installation of the radar.

The Pentagon is deliberately ignoring and sabotaging US President Trump

The US Department of Defense deliberately slows down the process of withdrawing part of the military contingent from Germany, which was previously announced by US President Donald Trump, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

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