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For that kind of money and in the current market ...
I know we like to joke about Germany buying overpriced vessels, but I think Portugal will come off disappointed here. Is there a company in Europe, North America or Oceania that would build a patrol boat of that size for only €7.8 million? For reference, a Combat Boat 90 – which looks small in comparison to that thing – already costs €3 million.
Yep. For what they want they'll have to add like another zero ...
Maybe it will be a scale model prototype
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All of the above passed parliament yesterday, as did a host of other purchases and contracts – including small arms ammunition, 6.500 HX trucks from Rheinmetall, 506 Stinger MANPADS, and the new Norwegian-German Tyrfing anti-ship missile. Interestingly, the German ministry of defence asked parliament for approval without being able to submit finished contracts. Parliament was quite annoyed but grudgingly greenlit the purchases anyway so as to speed up procurement, despite the associated risks.
Indeed. I actually think it will end up being one of the biggest, most military helicopter fleets after the "heavyweight" European powers (UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy).
From what I can gather, it'll be a mix of all of the above. Tanks donated to Ukraine, older A6's and a company of A5's (only used for training) need replacing, and all battalions will receive a materiel reserve. So there'll be an increase in tanks (from 310 to 438) but no additional units. What happens next will depend on whether or not the Dutch stand up their tank corps again.
Parliament authorized preliminary planning for a tank battalion within 43rd Mechanized Brigade (whether this will replace 414 Pz. Bat. is unclear) which was completed in February. If it happens the unit will likely be stationed in Germany, the Netherlands doesn't have the space nor support infrastructure.
Really cool, but this must also be quite expensive, akin to Pzh 2000 but on wheels.
Archer, Atmos, Caesar and Dana all have armoured cabins. This is a more protected version of Dana with better mobility. The base vehicles already exist as Boxer is entirely modular and IIRC Germany has ordered additional Boxers.
