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Rheinmetall Wins $27 Million Germany Armed Forces Contract To Modernize Army Training Center

Friday, September 30th, 2016

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Rheinmetall was awarded multiple contracts worth $27 million by the German Bundeswehr (armed forces) to modernize and expand the system technology of the German Army Combat Training Center (GÜZ) in staggered projects, the company said Sept. 29.The GÜZ, located in the Altmark district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany is a facility where military formations of all types can train and prepare for tasks and missions. The German Bundeswehr intends for the center to eventually include training for military operations in urban terrain,…

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