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List of modern equipment of the German Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the German Army.

Gear

Model Image Origin Details
KM2000

Infantry weapons

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Details
Handguns
Heckler & Koch USP
 Germany Handgun .45 ACP (11.5x23mm)
9×19mm Parabellum		 The P8 model (9×19mm) will become the standard handgun of the Bundeswehr, while the P12 model (.45 ACP/11.5x23 mm) will be used by the Special Forces .
Glock 17  Austria Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by German special forces - the Kommando Spezialkräfte, but is now being replaced by the P12.
Walther P38 Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum The P1 model was the standard handgun of the West German, and later German, army but is now being replaced by the Pistole 8[1]
Heckler & Koch P2A1  West Germany Flare Handgun 26.5mm
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP7  Germany Submachine Gun HK 4.6×30mm Replacing the UZI to become the standard submachine gun of the German Army.
Heckler & Koch MP5  West Germany Submachine Gun 9×19mm Parabellum In use with the Special Forces - Kommando Spezialkräfte, the military police and the German Navy.
UZI  Israel Submachine Gun 9×19mm Parabellum Bundeswehr designation "MP2". Being replaced by the MP7A1.
Carbines
Heckler & Koch HK416  Germany Assault Rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Special Forces (KSK) use only
Rifles
Heckler & Koch HK417  Germany Battle Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Bundeswehr designation "G27"[2]
Heckler & Koch G36  Germany Assault Rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Standard assault rifle of the German Army since 1997, replacing the old G3. To be replaced or upgraded due to inherent design faults.
Heckler & Koch G3  West Germany Battle Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Was the standard rifle of the West German Army with the last active use in the Afghan War, since then all weapons are in reserve with batches being given away to friendly forces, like the Peshmerga.
Karabiner 98k  Nazi Germany Carbine 7.92×57mm Mauser Retained for ceremonial use only.[3]
Machine guns
Heckler & Koch MG4  Germany Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Standard light machine gun of the German Army.
Rheinmetall MG3  West Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Standard general-purpose machine gun of the German Army; it was derived from MG42.
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Standard heavy machine gun German Army. Bundeswehr designation "Maschinengewehr Kaliber .50". Used mostly as vehicle armament, for example on the LIV (SO) Serval.
Sniper rifles
Accuracy International AWM  United Kingdom Sniper Rifle .300 Winchester Magnum Bundeswehr Designation "G22".
Heckler & Koch MR308  Germany Designated Marksman Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Bundeswehr Designation "G28".[4]
Barrett M82  United States Anti-materiel rifle 12.7×99mm NATO Bundeswehr designation "G82".
Haenel RS9  Germany Sniper Rifle .338 Lapua Magnum Bundeswehr designation "G29", in service with the special forces.[5]
Shotguns
Heckler & Koch FABARM FP6  Germany/ Italy Shotgun 12 gauge
Remington Model 870  United States Shotgun 12 gauge Now being replaced by the FP6.
Grenades & Grenade launchers
DM51  Germany Fragmentation grenade
Heckler & Koch AG36  Germany grenade launcher 40×46mm Replacing the HK69A1. Bundeswehr designation "AG-40 2"
Heckler & Koch HK69A1  West Germany grenade launcher 40×46mm Bundeswehr designation "AG40 A1"
Heckler & Koch GMG  Germany automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm Bundeswehr designation "Granatmaschinenwaffe 40mm". Sometimes used as vehicle armament on vehicles such as the TPz Fuchs, Mungo ESK, Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle) or Fennek.[6]
Anti-tank weapons
Panzerfaust 3  Germany Rocket Propelled Grenade 60mm Standard infantry AT weapon.
MATADOR  Germany Rocket launcher 90mm Designation "RGW90".
Carl Gustav  Sweden/ West Germany Recoilless Rifle 84mm Former standard AT weapon of West Germany, now used only for firing signal ammunition in training scenarios. Bundeswehr designation "Schwere Panzerfaust 84 mm/Leuchtbüchse 84 mm".[7]

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EUROSPIKE  Israel/ Germany Anti-tank Missile 152mm
MILAN  France/ West Germany Anti-tank Missile 115mm
Man-portable air-defense systems
FIM-92 Stinger File:StingerMissile.jpg  United States MANPADS 70mm Bundeswehr designation Fliegerfaust 2

Vehicles

Name Type Quantity Notes Picture
Armoured vehicles
Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 250 (of 320)[8] Including 135 Leopard 2A6, 70 Leopard 2A6M, 20 Leopard 2A7+.[9][10] To be increased to 328.[11]
Schützenpanzer Puma Infantry fighting vehicle 60 (of 350) Replacing Marder.[12] First delivery on 23 June 2015. [13]
TPz Fuchs Armoured personnel carrier 1100[12] 144 upgraded
GTK Boxer Armoured personnel carrier 272 (of 400) Replacing TPz Fuchs.
BV 206S Specialist vehicle 379 Protected all-terrain vehicle
Wiesel 1/2 Armored fighting vehicle 272
Eagle IV/Eagle V MRAP 495 +176 Eagle V 495 ordered, 20 will be armored ambulances
Enok Armored car 331[14]
Dingo 1/2 Infantry mobility vehicle ~550
Fennek Light armored reconnaissance vehicle 217 (of 248) 178 reconnaissance, 24 combat engineer, 20 joint fire support teams (JFST). Total number to be increased to 248.[15]
KMW Grizzly MRAP File:Grizzly er.jpg
AGF Serval Light armored utility vehicle
DURO III MRAP
Mungo ESK MRAP, NBC vehicle > 400 [16]
YAK Armoured ambulance 296 Based on DURO III.
Artillery and air defence
M270 MLRS Multiple rocket launcher 38 38 are planned to remain in service.[17]
PzH 2000 Self-propelled artillery 101 101 are planned to remain in service.[18]
Mortar "R" Mortar 120mm mortar based artillery.
Engineering vehicles
Dachs Engineering vehicle Based on Leopard 1 chassis.
Büffel Armoured recovery vehicle Based on Leopard 2 chassis.
Mine Skorpion Mine-laying vehicle Tracked chassis M548G (MSM-Fz) with an automatic mine-launching system
Keiler Mine-clearing vehicle
Biber Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
Panzerschnellbrücke 2 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Replacing the Biber.
M3 Amphibious Rig Amphibious Bridge layer
Logistics
SLT 50 Elefant Tank transporter
Zetros Truck
Unimog Truck 18000
Utility
Volkswagen T3/T4 Utility van
Mercedes-Benz 250 GD "Wolf" Utility car

Aircraft

Name Type Quantity[19][20] Notes Picture
Aircraft
Eurocopter Tiger Attack helicopter 48 (of 68) 40 will remain in service, and all will be updated to the so-called ASGARD configuration. Others will be used for training, certification tests and spare parts.[21]
NHI NH90 Transport helicopter 38 82 TTH + 18 NFH versions on order.[22]
UH-1 Iroquois Utility helicopter 115 Built by Dornier, being phased out and replaced by NH90 TTH.
Bölkow Bo 105 Utility helicopter 39 Mostly Anti-Tank-Helicopter version, being converted to utility helicopters
Eurocopter EC 135 Utility helicopter 15

References

  1. ^ "Official website of the German Army on the P1". Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/!ut/p/c4/NYs9E4IwEET_US4p1IFOhkZLKQQaJ8AN3pgP5jxM4483Kdydec3bhRFyg_3QaoVisA56GGaqp6SmtKCyL9nROXyrhCTI-JAnegxwL8c8mGNAKRQMQpkrW4mstsjiitmZs1G0wKBN25iT_sd8q7G7Vt1RH9pLc4PN-_MPSKxqYw!!/
  3. ^ "Das Wachbataillon – Ehrengarde der Bundeswehr". BMVg.de. Federal Ministry of Defence. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ "G28 on the German Army's website". Bundeswehr. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. ^ http://strategie-technik.blogspot.de/2016/02/aus-suhl-die-spezialkrafte-rs9-wird-g29.html
  6. ^ "HK GMG in Weapons database of the german army". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Schwere Panzerfaust 84mm in the bundeswehr weapon database". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. ^ {{Gemäß dem Bericht „Materielle Einsatzbereitschaft der Teilstreitkräfte“ vom September 2014 (vgl. umstehende Quellenangabe) sind in der Bundeswehr aufgrund schwerer technischer Mängel noch weitaus weniger Leopard 2 einsatzbereit. Demnach stehen bei der Bundeswehr insgesamt nur höchstens 232 Leopard 2 im Dienst.}}
  9. ^ "Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 A6M (Bw)". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ^ "WHQ Forum > Kettenfahrzeuge". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. ^ [1]. April 18, 2015 Defence News
  12. ^ a b ag. "Künftig noch 330 Leos bei der Bundeswehr (mit Korrektur)". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  13. ^ IHS Jane's Defense and Secturity. "German Army receives first production-standard Puma AIFV". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  14. ^ http://www.esut.de/esut/archiv/news-detail-view/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34&cHash=9571ac8a45362c90abb1b895aeb0b220
  15. ^ [2]. January 28, 2016 Defence News
  16. ^ David Chakrabarty. "Hardthöhenkurier :: ONLINE :: - Das Magazin für Soldaten und Wehrtechnik – Bundeswehr bestellt 31 MUNGO Mehrzweck". Hardthöhenkurier :: ONLINE :: - Das Magazin für Soldaten und Wehrtechnik. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  17. ^ "German Army shapes up for future".
  18. ^ [3]. January 28, 2016 Defence News
  19. ^ "World Air Forces 2016" (PDF). Flightglobal International. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  20. ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory". Aviation Week & Space Technology 2009. 13 September 2009.
  21. ^ Bundeswehr. "3. Bericht des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten" (PDF). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  22. ^ Bundeswehr. "3. Bericht des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten" (PDF). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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