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Germany orders $998 million in trucks and systems from Rhienmetall

12th June 2024 - 16:58 GMT | by The Shephard News Team in London

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More than 1,000 logistics trucks have been delivered under a 2020 framework agreement. (Photo: Rheinmetall)

In June 2020, Germany’s Defence Procuremnt Agency (BAAINBw) concluded a framework contract with Rheinmetall which will run until 2027 for the delivery of up to 4,000 trucks with swap-body systems.

Germany’s Bundeswehr has ordered a further 1,515 swap-body logistic vehicles as part of a framework agreement signed in June 2020, with the vehicles expected to be delivered before the end of the year under a deal worth €920 million (US$998 million).

Two-hundred and sixty-five of the vehicles will be protected swap-body systems. The systems are also known as palletised load-handling systems or Wechselladersysteme (WLS).

The core equipment of the system is the hook-loader which can lift and set down the swap-body carriers or ISO containers in almost all terrain with no need for additional handling equipment. Swap-body trucks are used primarily for supplying combat formations with bulk consumables such as ammunition, fuel and water.

The Bundeswehr’s procurement agency, BAAINBw, has also ordered 500 swap-body platforms to serve as interchangeable load carriers and 500 tarpaulin/roof bow setups.

The logistics vehicles are based on Rheinmetall’s HX military trucks and more than 4,000 of the vehicle type have been delivered since 2018.

In June 2020, the BAAINBw concluded a framework contract with Rheinmetall which will run until 2027 for the delivery of up to 4,000 trucks with swap-body systems, of which 1,008 have already been delivered.

The framework agreement has formed part of Germany’s special defence fund established in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and will be part of an effort to substantially boost capability.

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