Rheinmetall books Puma ammo orders
Rheinmetall has booked a series of orders worth over $13.85 million for ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the German armed forces, it announced on 4 May.
The orders, placed by Germany's federal office between February and April, include the production and delivery of 10,000 rounds of 30mm x 173 calibre armour-piercing ammunition; and the modification and supply of a system gun rest with spare parts and special tools.
The ammunition includes programmable rounds that will enable the Puma to engage a wide spectrum of targets.
Rheinmetall's Oberndorf unit is handling the projects.
The Puma IFV, currently in service, was formally handed over by Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to the German armed forces in June 2015. Germany has ordered 350 vehicles, to be delivered by 2020.
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