Future equipment of the German Army

This page contains a list of equipment on order or planned to be ordered, which hasn't yet entered service in the German Army.

Main article: List of modern equipment of the German Army

Planned investments

As of August 2025, Germany plans to invest €355 billion in new equipment through 2041. These investments come on top of the special fund of €100 billion. This includes the following estimated budgets:[1]

  • German Army:
    • Communications equipment: €15.9 billion
    • Vehicles and accessories: €20.8 billion
    • Combat vehicles: €52.5 billion
    • Munitions: €70.3 billion
    • Field and logistics material: €20.9 billion
  • German Navy:
    • Naval vessels and other equipment: €36.6 billion
  • German Air Force:
    • Aircraft and missiles: €34.2 billion
    • Satellite communications: €13.3 billion

Weapons

Small arms

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes
Handguns
P13 CZ P10C OR

P14 (Performance Duty Pistol)

(Illustration)

Czech Republic Semi-automatic compact pistol 9×19mm Parabellum [2]

Replacement of the P8 pistol, tender launched in November 2024.[3]

The competitors included Glock, CZ and Arex.[2]

CZ pre-selected in July 2025, with a 186.000 pistols framework agreement expected and a first firm order of 62,000 pistols.[2]

The framework agreement was approved in November 2025, with a €100 million authorisation (including pistol, holster, carrying equipment). This would enable a purchase of 203,000 pistols[4]

The first order planned is for 65,000 pistols (€19 million).[4][5]

Mines
PARM 2

Deutsches Modell 22

(DM 22)

(illustration former variant)

Germany Anti-tank Off-route mine Ordered to TDW in October 2023 for a delivery from 2026:[6]
  • 2,600 ordered for €68 million.
  • 10,000 on option that can be ordered in batches of 1,000 mines.[7]

Range increased to 4 – 100 meters (from 2 – 40 meters).

(Replacement for the mines sent to Ukraine).

Weapon stations

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes
FLW 100 Germany RCWS

Remote controlled weapon station

7.62×51mm NATO 740

(option for 2,232)

Competition of a new remote weapon station to equip future vehicles and to be equipped with the H&K MG5A1.[8] Approval in January 2025 of €50 million budget for the purchase of replacement of RCWS supplied to Ukraine, and option for additional systems.[9]
FLW 200 Germany RCWS

Remote controlled weapon station

7.62×51mm NATO
Kongsberg Protector RS4 Norway RCWS

Remote controlled weapon station

7.62×51mm NATO Ordered in February 2026, to equip the CAVS (Patria 6×6).[10]They will be able to carry MELLS LR2 missiles.[11]

Electronic equipment

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Thermis MK2 MR — Greece Thermal imaging sights 5800

(+ 9,200 in option)

Budget approved in November 2025 for 15,000 sights (€120 million) in a framework agreement.[4]

Orders:

Explosion-proof GPS receivers — — GPS receivers 24,000 Framework agreement for up to 24,000 GPS receivers over 7 years approved in October 2024.

A first order for 6,000 systems approved in October 2024 for a value of €43 million.[13]

SysPi SpezKr

System Pistole Spezialkräfte

Germany Tactical light for pistol Tender launched for the purchase of 5,734 lighting modules for the Walther PDP (P14 and P14K).[14]
  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched

Indirect fire

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Canon artillery
RCH-155

ZukSysIndF mRw

Zukünftiges System Indirektes Feuer mittlere Reichweite

Germany SPH

Self propelled howitzer

83

(+ 149 planned)

Orders:[15]
  • 4 prototypes (3 for Germany, 1 for the UK)
  • 80 in December 2025, delivery planned for 2028 - 2030
  • an order for 149 expected in 2026

The framework agreement is for a total of 500 RCH-155, in order to enable export at fixed conditions.[15]

PzH 2000 Germany SPH

Self propelled howitzer

up to

54

Up to 54 under discussion with the government for Germany and Ukraine (the detail is unknown)[16]
Multiple rocket launcher
EuroPULS Israel MLRS

Multiple launch rocket system

5 5 PULS in collaboration with the Netherlands to compensate for the 5 M270 transferred to Ukraine, the purchase was approved in December 2024.[17]

Contract signed with Elbit Systems in February 2025 for €55 million.

The approval of the American government will be required to use some of the GMLRS features with the PULS system.[18]

Delivery expected in 2028, full operational capability for 2030.[19]

ZukSysIndF gRw

Zukünftiges System Indirektes Feuer großer Reichweite

Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System

Euro-PULS

United States +
Germany

or

Israel +
Germany

MLRS

Multiple launch rocket system

36

[20]

The "Future System, Indirect Fire, Longer-Range” program has for intention to modernize and broaden the artillery capabilities.[21]

This program also includes MLRS for which, 36 are expected on top of the M270. The expected candidates are:

Eventually, up to 100 MLRS planned eventually.[25] As of December 2025, tue EuroPULS, discussions for over 100 systems are ongoing.[26]

JFS-M

Joint Fire Support Missile

Germany Ground launched

Cruise missile

— Development ongoing with MBDA Deutschland GmbH, KMW and ESG for an artillery ammunition to equip the future multiple rocket launchers.[27]

It is a maneuverable, low altitude, stealthy missile, with a range of 499 km. An EMP warhead has been shown as a potential weapon for this missile. It is based on the Taurus KEPD 350.

Potential capability as a loitering munition.

Tomahawk Block Vb United States Ground launched

Cruise missile

400 In October 2025, plans to purchase for €1.15 billion of missiles.[28]
Typhon missile system United States Transporter erector launcher 3 On July 15, 2025, the German Minister of Defense announced that Germany had submitted a purchase request to the U.S. government for an undisclosed number of systems. A purchase decision will be made as soon as this is confirmed.[29]

In October 2025, plans to purchase 3 systems to launch Tomahawk missiles for €220 million.[28]

Mortars
Patria 6×6 NEMO

Zukünftiges System Indirektes Feuer kleiner Reichweite

(ZukSysIndF kRw)

Finland Mortar carrier 69

(+ option for 61)

€50 million approved for the development of this variant of the Patria 6×6, and the procurement of qualification models of the system.[9]

This variant will be developed and produced in Finland, and then would be produced at least partially in Germany.

69 ordered in December 2025 with an option for 61 more.[30]

  Order not confirmed yet by the Bundestag
  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched
  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Vehicles

Main battle tanks

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Leopard 2A8 Germany Main battle tank 123 Initial intent to replace 18 Leopard 2 A6 transferred to Ukraine and restart tank production.

Framework agreement signed in May 2023 for 123 tanks.[31]

Orders:

  • 18 ordered in May 2023 for €525.6 million + an option for 105 additional tanks for €2.9 billion.[31]
  • 105 additional tanks approved for order by the parliament in July 2024.[32]

Planned orders:

  • 75 additional tanks planned to be ordered in 2026.[33]
Leopard 2A6 A3 - driver school

Leopard 2A7V - driver school

Germany Driver training tanks 16 L2A6 A3

8 L2A7V

(+ option for 32)

Budget of €192 million approved by the Bundestag in November 2023. It is to be financed from the special fund of €100 billion. The delivery is expected in 2026–29.[34]

An option for 32 additional driver training tanks for €277 million (this tranche can be used for foreign clients).

Leopard 2A8 / Leopard 2AX +

MGCS

Germany Main battle tank + 1,000 [35]

The German Army plans to purchase up to 1,000 additional tanks.

It is unclear whether the German Army will purchase additional Leopard 2A8. The Army mentioned a likely need for an intermediate tank needed until the MGCS is ready. And part of the 1,000 tanks would be the MGCS.

  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched
  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers and reconnaissance vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Tracked vehicles
Schützenpanzer Puma S1 Germany Infantry fighting vehicle 50 Framework agreement:
  • 229 approved in December 2022. Because of technical problems, only part of the systems were ordered[36]

Orders

  • May 2023, 50 ordered, with deliveries from 2025 to 2027.[37][38]
  • December 2025, 200 more vehicles ordered with deliveries beginning in 2028.[39][40][41]
Schützenpanzer Puma S2 Germany Infantry fighting vehicle 204 Framework agreement:
  • Increased from 229 to 254 in December 2025.[39]

Orders:

  • December 2025, 200 more vehicles ordered with deliveries beginning in 2028.[42][39][40][41]
Wheeled vehicles
Jackal Germany Infantry fighting vehicle 150

(+ 200 option) [43]

Budget of €3.7 billion approved in October 2025 for the purchase of 150 vehicles.[43]

The vehicle reuses the turret of the Puma, the KNDS Deutschland RCT30, armed with:

GTK Boxer JFST Prototype Germany

Netherlands

Armoured personnel carrier 2

(+ option for 79)

Order - October 2021[44]

Delivery prototype - 2024–26, 2 Boxer JFST

Delivery 1st batch - 2027-28, 43 Boxer JFST

Delivery 2nd batch - 2028-31, 36 Boxer JFST[45]

Based on new drive modules variant A2

Two distinct mission modules prototypes

1. Guiding ground-to-ground indirect fire support

2. Guiding air-to-ground fire support

  • Observation mast Thales PAAG JFS ("Panoramic Above Armor Gimbal Joint Fire Support")
  • communication
  • hybrid navigation system to improve navigation capability
  • Self protection RWS Protector M153
  • Elbit Systems’ ELAWS laser warning system

As of March 2026, up to 200 are expected to be ordered.[46]

Luchs 2 (reconnaissance vehicle)

(illustration)

 Switzerland

Germany

Scout vehicle 274

(first batch)

(+ 82 option) [43]

Budget of €3.5 billion approved in October 2024 for the replacement of the Fennek.[47] Contract signed also in October 2025.[48][49]

The Luchs 2 is based on the Mowag Piranha V 6×6. The budget approved is for the development and the production of 272 vehicles by 2032. The serial production and delivery is planned for 2029.

Equipment:

ATF Dingo 2 (A4.1) Germany Infantry mobility mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 115 The delivery is expected from 2025 (2 "prototypes"). The vehicles will be equipped with radio (D-LBO) and navigation equipment (ERGR 2). The total cost is €147 million.

Orders:

  • November 2023, the Bundestag approved the purchase of 50 Dingo after 50 were supplied to the Ukrainian Army[50]
  • December 2024, approval for the purchase of 65 additional Dingo 2 A4.1 (GFF3), ordered in January 2025, to equip the Lithuania brigade, first delivery planned for early 2027.[51]
Rheinmetall Caracal Austria

Germany

Netherlands

Utility vehicle 1,004

(first batch)

(+ 1,050 option)

Order in common with the Dutch Army for 1,508 vehicles for a total of €870 million, deliveries planned from 2025.[52]

Among those, 1004 Caracal are for the German Army (Luftlandebrigade 1, Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 and the KSK).[52]

An additional order for 1,050 vehicles for the German Army is expected eventually.[52]

GTK Boxer Germany Multi-role vehicle 3,000 [53]

The German Army plans to purchase additional Boxer vehicles. As of early July 2025, the German Army estimated a requirement of up to 2,500 Boxer in different variants.[35] By the end of July 2025, that number was raised to 3,000.[53]

Note: the vehicles mentioned in all the sections are part of the 3,000 Boxer.

GTK Boxer GBF — Germany Command vehicle — [54]
  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Special forces vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
TAHR-EGF Israel

Germany

Light airborne combat vehicles 40

(first phase)

(+ 110 option)

Tender published in September 2024 for light airborne vehicles for the KSK.[55]

The vehicles are described as the "highly mobile, all-terrain, unprotected two-axle vehicles with an open structure (rollover protection cage)".

Budget approved in October 2025, and contract as well. The vehicles will be supplied by Flensburg Technology Systems GmbH (FTS) (JV of FFG and IAI / ELTA).[56]

Vehicles based on the Z family by IAI / Elta.

TAHR-UstgFzg Light airborne support vehicles 14

(first phase)

(+ 36 option)

Utility vehicles and unarmoured personnel carriers

Model Image Origin Type Quantity ordered Notes
Wolf 2
(G-class W464 Series) 		Austria

Germany

Utility vehicle 3,249 Framework agreement for 5,800 Mercedes G-Class signed in July 2024 for €1.34 billion to be manufactured in Graz. The vehicles from the framework agreement are to be delivered by 2032.[57]

Firm orders:

  • July 2024, 1,205 vehicles for €240 million for the vehicles, €292 with the command and navigation equipment added.
    • 90 military police vehicles
    • 1,105 command vehicles in 2 variants:
      • D-LBO MTN-A3 (Mobile Tactical Node)
      • D-LBO MTC-F4 (Mobile Tactical Client)
  • December 2024, 300 vehicles approved for purchase:[58]
    • military police vehicles
    • command vehicles
  • December 2025, 1,744 vehicles, €380 million, approved for purchase.[59]

Delivery

  • For the first order, planned from November 2024 until 2027.

Logistics

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Armoured trucks
5-tons armoured truck, 6×6 chassis

Geschützten Transportfahrzeugen der Zuladungsklasse 5t

(GTF ZLK 5t)

(Illustration)

— Armoured truck 3,500 Tender process for a framework agreement for up to 3,500 armoured trucks launched in June 2024 over 15 years.[60]
  • 55 trucks as initial order without self-recovery winches and 40 sets of unprotected windows
  • 2,963 without self-recovery winches and 482 with self-recovery, 3,460 sets of unprotected windows to come in follow-up orders
Unarmoured trucks
Mercedes Arocs 6×6

(BwFPS NLK 3-10t WR hümS)

Germany

France

Transport truck ~500 Ordered by BwFuhrparkService in June 2025.[61]

Equipped with a 15-foot swap-body platforms.

MAN TGS 8×4 Rollende Tankstelle — Austria

Germany

Airfield fuel tank 48 Refueling truck supplied by Esterer GmbH & Co. KG ordered in 2022.[62]
Truck equipment and trailers
Swap bodies

(Illustration)

— Swap-bodies for trucks 1,750

(up to 4,000)

Framework agreement for up to 4,000 swap-bodies for transport of equipment approved in October 2024.[13]

The swap bodies are used to transport non-containerized general cargo, and radio cabins.

Orders:

  • Initial order for 1,750 swap-bodies for €42 million.

Deliveries:

  • 1,750 from 2025 to 2027.
Trailers 2-wheel

3.5 tons

— — All-terrain trailers 600 Framework agreement for up to 9,700 trailers approved in October 2024.[13]

Orders:

  • October 2024, value of €82 million:
    • 600 all-terrain trailers
    • 1,680 partially militarised 4-wheel trailers. Contract signed with Schmitz Cargobull[63]
Trailers 4-wheel

12.5 tons

— Germany Swap-body trailers 1,680
  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched

Engineering equipment

Combat engineering equipment

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Brückensysteme Rad MKr Germany AVLB

Armoured vehicle-launched bridge

— Competitors:[64]
  • KMW WFEL Boxer
  • KNDS Leguan (26 m or 2 × 14 m) on a 10×10 Tatra Phoenix (also possible on RMMV HX trucks).[65]
  • GDELS Anaconda MLC80+ (22 m or 2 × 12 m):[65]
    • RMMV HX2 8×8 (with unarmoured cabin)
    • RMMV HX2 10×10 (with armoured cabin)
  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Recovery vehicles and cranes

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Bergemittel MKr programme — Germany ARV

Armoured recovery vehicle

— Competitors
  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Engineering equipment

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Bridging
M3 EVO

Schwimmschnellbrücke 2

Germany Pontoon bridge 66 Budget approved in October 2025 for the development of the successor of the M3 Amphibious Rig, these will be provided by GDELS Deutschland.[68][69][70]

Contract signed at the end of October for €53 million, with a total budget of €331 million.[71]

KMW Dry support bridge United Kingdom 46 meters bridge — Project TYRO.[72]
Faun M150 Trackway Germany

United Kingdom

Aluminium matting system — MLC 150 class[73]
  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched
  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Specialised equipment and vehicles

Communications equipment

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
MKK

"Mobiler Kommunikationsknoten"

Piranha V 8×8 StratCom – "Richtfunkpanzer"

TaWAN LBO Richtfunkmanagement, klein

 Switzerland

Germany

Mobile armoured communication node 58

(+ 198 option)

€1.9 billion budget approved in January 2025.[9] Ordered in February 2025.[74]

Delivery planned for end 2026 - end 2029.[75]

TLRg

TaWAN LBO Richtfunkmanagement, groß

—  Switzerland

Germany

Mobile armoured communication node 51

(+ 337 option)

€1.9 billion budget approved in January 2025.[9]

Delivery planned for end 2026 - end 2029.[75]

Likely made of:[75]

  • 1 RMMV HX2 8×8 armoured truck equipped with SMAG Fth 40/9 mast system and the same radio system as the TLRk selected above
  • 1 RMMV HX2 8×8 armoured truck equipped with a container with control elements
TLRt und TLKt

TaWAN LBO Richtfunkmanagement, tragbar und Tragbare LBO Komponenten

—  Switzerland

Germany

Portable communication node (+ 200 option) €1.9 billion budget approved in January 2025.[9]

Likely made of

TFI Fz

TaWAN Führungs Interface Fahrzeug

— Germany Command vehicle 10

(+ 59 option)

€1.9 billion budget approved in January 2025.[9]

Delivery planned in 2029.[75]

Potential offer:[75]

Radio relay
DND BNET HCLOS as part of the TaWAN LBO RifuMgmt

TaWAN Richtfunkmanagement

— Germany Radio relay — [76][77]

Dynamit Nobel Defence subcontracted by Rheinmetall.

Communication equipment for vehicles and command centers
L3Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) — United States Multiband Networking Manpack Radio (software defined) 2,900 Approved for purchase in September 2024 for €351.4 million.[78]

Part of the D-LBO programme, to equip airborne troops, joint fire support teams, special forces and specialized units that need to communicate with allied troops.

Firm orders:

L3Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-160(V) — Wideband HF/VHF Manpack Radio 3,300
Rohde & Schwarz Soveron Family __ Digital VHF / UHF

Radios (Manpack, Handeheld, mobile)

20.000[80]
Thales TRC 9215-HD — France

Germany

VHF Manpack Radio — Part of the Thales PR4G family.[81]
Thales TRC 9315-HD — VHF Vehicular  Station —
Thales SYNAPS-H — France

Germany

Portable radio — [81]
  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched

Electronic warfare

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Scorpius-G (ELL-8256SB)

Scorpius-T (ELL-8257SB)

— Israel

Germany

Scorpius-GLong-distance RFEW, ESM / ECM

Scorpius-T

Electronic warfare training system

— Systems to be made by MBDA Deutschland and IAI.[82]

Scorpius-G System equipped with a powerful AESA antenna. It is made of highly sensitive and power effective GaN TRMs (Gallium-Nitride Transmitter and Receiver ModuleS).

  • ESM mission: Capable to Detect, distort and degrade enemy radars, and able to keep its effectiveness despite lobe switching.
  • ECM mission: Intercepts, analyzes, locates, tracks and jams radars (airborne, ground FCR, AEW, SAR)

Scorpius-T

Training system for aircrews and for EW operators. It can emulate a wide variety of scenarios that include realistic, signal dense, realistic environment, including for 5th generation jet fighters

  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Data centers

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
German Mission Network Block 1 — Germany modular and scalable data centers — Approved in 2024 by the parliament, ordered in January 2025 to BWI GmbH.[83][84]

Medical equipment

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Highly mobile protected medical facilities - NATO Role 2B

Geschützte, hochmobile Sanitätseinrichtungen Role 2B

(ghmSanEinrR2B)

— Germany Rescue stations 6

(+ 18 in option)

Framework agreement approved in September 2025 for 24 units, 6 approved for purchase, 2 additional expected for the Lithuania brigade.[85] Contract signed with Rheinmetall in October 2025, first delivery for 2029. Each Role 2B unit consists of eleven armoured vehicles equipped with multifunctional containers that serve as surgical, treatment, and monitoring units.[86][87]
Armoured rescue stations - NATO Role 1

Modularen Sanitätseinrichtungen

(MSE)

— Germany Rescue stations 10

(+ 76 in option)

Framework agreement in December 2024 for 86 armoured rescue stations.[88]

Firm orders:

  • 10 ordered in December 2024[88]

They are to be supplied by Rheinmetal, and used for initial emergency surgical and internal medical care.[89]

Each rescue station is made of two swap-body containers that expand on both sides, tripling volume. The trucks are parked back to back. An airlock is installed in between.

Unarmoured rescue stations - NATO Role 1

Modularen Sanitätseinrichtungen

(MSE)

— Germany Rescue stations 6

(+ 28 in option)

Framework agreement in December 2024 for 34 armoured rescue stations.[88]

Firm orders:

  • 6 ordered in December 2024[88]

They are to be supplied by Rheinmetal, and used for initial emergency surgical and internal medical care.[89]

Each rescue station is made of two swap-body containers that expand on both sides, tripling volume. The trucks are parked back to back. An airlock is installed in between.

Emergency vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Rosenbauer Panther 8×8 Austria

Germany

Firefighting engines 35

(+ 25 in option)

In June 2024, framework agreement for up to 60 airfield firefighting vehicles approved by the Budget Committee of the Bundestag for a value of €130 million.[90]

Orders:

  • July 2024, 35 vehicles for €84.1 million:[91]
    • 23 defensive fire protection (military painting)
    • 12 basic operations/national and alliance defence

Delivery planning: 2 in 2026, 11 each year from 2027 to 2029.

The vehicles will be equipped with a 12.5 m3 water tank, it is based on a Volvo chassis.[90]

Army air defences

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Skyranger 30 and ammunition
Skyranger 30 A3

NNbS program TP3

(Nah- und Nächstbereichs-schutz Teilprojektes 3)

P.S. The Bundeswehr will protect again its troops with short range systems against tactical threats.

Germany

 Switzerland

SHORAD SPAAG

Short-range air defence, self-propelled anti-air gun

1 prototype

+ 18 systems

(+ option for 30)

Contract of €595 million signed in February 2024 for:[92][93]
  • 1 prototype
  • 18 system
  • 30 systems in option (not included in the €595 million)

Based on a Boxer vehicle, equipped with an Oerlikon Skyranger 30 turret.[94][95] Weapons:

Sensors

  • 5 AMMR radar plates, (360° coverage, S-band AESA Multi-Mission Radar)[96]
  • FIRST ("Fast InfraRed Search and Track")
  • TREO compact target tracker (1 HD cooled MWIR thermal camera, 1 HD camera
  • two laser rangefinders, one for air targets one for land targets

Complementary elements

  • 8 MAN 15 t armoured resupply trucks
  • 8 workshops
  • 18 training systems
Rheinmetall 30mm AHEAD Germany

 Switzerland

30×173 mm airburst ammunition — [97]

Two variants exist:

  • PMC388, 162 sub-projectiles
  • PMC455, smaller sub-projectiles configured for C-UAS
MBDA DefendAir Germany V/SHORAD missile — Missile ordered for the Skyranger 30, with 9 missiles per vehicle.[98]

It was selected as the Class 1 UAS anti-drone missile.[99]

Budget for the development and production of the missile approved in November 2025 (€490 million). Serial production expected in 2029.[100]

Skyranger 30 A3 Germany

 Switzerland

SHORAD SPAAG

Short-range air defence, self-propelled anti-air gun

+ 561 [28][101]
Rheinmetall 30mm AHEAD Germany

 Switzerland

30×173 mm airburst ammunition — [101]

The German Army plans to purchase ammunition for 30 days of combat. The Skyranger 30 carrier 300 rounds.

MBDA DefendAir Germany V/SHORAD missile — [101]

The German Army plans to purchase ammunition for 30 days of combat. The standard load is made of 9 missiles.

Drone air defence
TYTAN Interceptor B — Germany UAV / FPV interceptor — [102][103]

Selected by Germany to intercept drones above military and civilian infrastructure in peace time.

Missile air defence
Boxer + IRIS-T SLS

Flugabwehrraketenpanzer

(FlaRakPz)

+ Boxer

Feuerleiterpanzer

(FltPz)

NNbS program TP1 (Nah- und Nächstbereichs-schutz Teilprojektes 1 )

P.S. The Bundeswehr will protect again its troops with short range systems against tactical threats.

— Germany SHORAD SAM

Short-range air defence, surface-to-air missile

4 fire units

(32 launchers)

Subproject 1 of the NNbS program:

1 Fire unit is designed to protect one brigade (corresponds to 20x20 km (400 km2) in high intensity warfare) budget of €600-700 million.[94] The request of the Bundeswehr for the composition of each fire unit was:[104]

  • 1 medium range platoon, 2 launch vehicles, 1 radar, 1 command post
  • 2 short range platoons, each made of 3 launch vehicles, 1 tactical command vehicle
  • Logistic and support vehicles

ARGE NNbS (joint venture including Diehl Defence, Rheinmetall Electronics and Hensoldt Sensors) offered the following solution for this phase of the program.

Boxer + IRIS-T SLS — Germany SHORAD SAM

Short-range air defence, surface-to-air missile

+ 68 systems

(total of 100)

[101]

The German Army plans to purchase up to 100 IRIS-T SLS Boxer launchers.

IRIS-T SLS missiles Germany SHORAD SAM

Short-range air defence, surface-to-air missile

— [101]

The German Army plans to purchase ammunition for 30 days of combat. The standard load is made of 6 missiles.

Air defence command
Mowag Eagle V

(4×4 and 6×6)

+ UTF WLS

High Mobility SHORAD Squad, part of the NNbS program TP1 (Nah- und Nächstbereichs-schutz Teilprojektes 1)

P.S. The Bundeswehr will protect again its troops with short range systems against tactical threats.

(illustration)

 Switzerland

Germany

C2 SHORAD SAM

Command and control, short-range air defence, surface-to-air missile

— Subproject 1 of the NNbS program:

On top of the, the SWS (SLS Weapon System) of the High mobility SHORAD Squad, additional equipment are planned:[94][105][106]

  • CPV, the Close-in Protection Vehicle, a Mowag Eagle V 4×4 equipped with a heavy remote weapon station (30 mm cannon + anti-tank missile) to protect SHORAD squads against UAV and ground ennemi.
  • CCL, Command, Control & Liaison, a fire unit command Air battle management based on a Mowag Eagle V 4×4 or 6×6. It aims at coordinating 6 Squads
  • REL, a reloader truck to support all vehicles of the squad with consumables and munitions. It would be likely based on Mercedes Zetros for its high tactical mobility.
  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched
  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Trains

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Siemens ICE — Germany Medical trains 3 [107][108]

The German Army is planning to purchase medical trains based on the ICE.

  Potential equipment in a middle-term future

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Role Quantity Notes
Quantum Systems Twister — Germany UAV

Fixed-wing

ISR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

147

(option for 600)

Successor of the EMT Aladin.

Framework agreement for 747 drones approved and contract signed in December 2025.[109][110]

Helsing HX-2 — Germany UAV

Fixed-wing

Loitering munitions — Ordered in February 2026.[111]

100 km range drones, with AI targeting capabilities.[112]

STARK OWE-V

One Way Effector - Vertical

— Germany UAV

Fixed-wing

Loitering munitions — Ordered in February 2026.[111]

Exclusively German components, modular drone, 80–100 km range, 60 minutes flight time, AI targetting.[112]

Quantum Vector VTOL

Fähigkeit des Abfangens von in gesperrte Lufträume eindringenden Kleinfluggeräten durch zivile Einsatzmittel

(FALKE)

Tiltrotor UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle

C-UAS

Counter unmanned air system (Intercepting UAV penetrating restricted airspace)

— Plan to purchase these drones for every unit that can justify its need. Range of 30 km.[113]
  Equipment in development financed by the Bundestag but no order yet, or competition launched

See also

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