List of modern equipment of the German Army

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

Infantry weapons

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Handguns
Heckler & Koch USP

Designated as:

Pistole 8 (P8)

Pistole 12 (P12)
 Germany Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum



.45 ACP (11.43x23mm) 		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 .
Heckler & Koch P7  West Germany Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Military Police.
Heckler & Koch P30  Germany Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Military Police and female soldiers of the special forces[1]; replacing the P7.
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.
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 G38  Germany Assault Rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Special forces only.
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.
Heckler & Koch MG5  Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Will become the new standard general-purpose machine gun of the German Army; replacing the MG3
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]
M107/M107A1  United States Anti-materiel rifle 12.7×99mm NATO Bundeswehr designation "G82/G82A1".
Haenel RS9  Germany Sniper Rifle .338 Lapua Magnum Bundeswehr designation "G29", in service with the special forces; replacing the G22[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 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]
EUROSPIKE  Israel Anti-tank Missile 152mm
MILAN  France/ West Germany Anti-tank Missile 115mm

Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Armoured vehicles
Leopard 2  Germany Main Battle Tank 244 active
167 available
132 operational[8]		 Leopard 2A6/2A7. The number of tanks in active service will possibly be increased to 328. On 20 May 2017 it was announced on DefenceIndustry Daily that 104 being taken out of storage and upgraded to be put back into service and an additional 32 new builds to be built by Krauss Maffei.
Marder  West Germany Infantry Fighting Vehicle 388 active
321 available
222 operational[9]		 200 to be upgraded; will remain in service until the Puma becomes fully operational by 2024[10]
Puma  Germany Infantry Fighting Vehicle 100 (of 350) Replacing Marder.[11] 100 Puma IFVs delivered by 13 December 2016 [12]
TPz Fuchs  West Germany Armoured personnel carrier 898 active
668 available
532 operational[13]		 267 upgraded to the latest A8 version
GTK Boxer  Germany Armoured personnel carrier 272 (of 403) Replacing TPz Fuchs.
BV 206S  Sweden Specialist vehicle 379 Protected all-terrain vehicle
Wiesel 1/2  Germany Armored fighting vehicle 272
Eagle IV/Eagle V  Germany MRAP 495 +176 Eagle V 495 ordered, 20 will be armored ambulances
Enok  Germany Armored car 331[14]
Dingo 1/2  Germany Infantry mobility vehicle 725
Fennek  Germany
 Netherlands		 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  Germany MRAP
AGF Serval  Germany Light armored utility vehicle
DURO III   Switzerland MRAP
Mungo ESK  Germany MRAP, NBC vehicle > 400 [16]
YAK  Germany MRAP, various roles 296 Based on DURO III.
Artillery and air defence
M270 MLRS  United States Multiple rocket launcher 38[17] 38 are planned to remain in service.[18]
PzH 2000  Germany Self-propelled artillery 123 active
61 available
41 operational[19]		 101 are planned to remain in service.[15]
Tampella  Finland Mortar 86[17] 120mm mortar based artillery.
Engineering vehicles
Dachs  West Germany Engineering vehicle Based on Leopard 1 chassis.
Büffel  Germany Armoured recovery vehicle Based on Leopard 2 chassis.
Keiler  Germany Mine-clearing vehicle
Biber  West Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
Leguan  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 7 ordered Replacing the Biber.
M3 Amphibious Rig  Germany Amphibious Bridge layer
Logistics
SLT 50 Elefant
 Germany Tank transporter
Zetros  Germany Truck
Unimog  Germany Truck 18,000
Utility
Volkswagen T3/T4  Germany Utility van
Mercedes-Benz 250 GD "Wolf"  Germany Utility car

Aircraft

Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes
H135 Germany Rotorcraft Trainer 14 [20]
Tiger Germany Rotorcraft Attack 47 (-1) 8 more on order.[20] 40 will remain in service and updated to ASGARD configuration. Rest used for training, tests and spare parts.[21] One lost in Mali, July 2017. [22]
NHI NH90 TTH Germany Rotorcraft Transport 47 35 more on order.[20]
UH-1D Iroquois USA Rotorcraft Utility 115 [20]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/start/multimedia/videoarchiv/streitkraeftebasis/beitraege_2012/!ut/p/z1/hVDJTsMwEP2aXD2OS7NwS7pAwaoQRW3jS-UkxjFK7ch1E4T4eBxVqjhQMYeRZt4yCzDYA9O8V5I7ZTRvfV2w6JAn9I2SlBAa5RFe0dljmi5mISYEtrD7j8I8jG9EhmFTCyi8R3zbI4YNMGC1QJXRwo3ZCe2Uz9JyZyzqjHXtiJyt9QhSNRQ4nOdhfB0Vfqdk8TB9vgsn81X-Ohp-8J5_XrW8Go-GouG6bsWLqbJL4wmYbE15-Uamy0kigVnxLqyw6Gx9u3GuO90HOMDDMKBSaelXPAb4L0FjTg72v3nQHZfJej3tv6jY_QDc8Nja/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/#Z7_B8LTL2922L6B60ILCH99EC1027
  2. ↑ "bundeswehr.de: Entscheidung zur Zwischenlösung G36". bundeswehr.de. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  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. ↑ "Aus Suhl an die Spezialkräfte: RS9 wird G29". strategie-technik.blogspot.de. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  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. ↑ ag. "Materiallage der Bundeswehr: Selbst schöngerechnet nicht schön (m. Nachtrag): Augen geradeaus". augengeradeaus.net. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  9. ↑ ag. "Materiallage der Bundeswehr: Selbst schöngerechnet nicht schön (m. Nachtrag): Augen geradeaus". augengeradeaus.net. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  10. ↑ ag. "Noch viel Nachbesserungsbedarf beim „modernsten Schützenpanzer der westlichen Welt“ : Augen geradeaus". augengeradeaus.net. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  11. ↑ ag. "Künftig noch 330 Leos bei der Bundeswehr (mit Korrektur)". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Projekt System & Management GmbH. "German Army received 100th PUMA IFV". Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  13. ↑ ag. "Materiallage der Bundeswehr: Selbst schöngerechnet nicht schön (m. Nachtrag): Augen geradeaus". augengeradeaus.net. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  14. ↑ GmbH, Mittler Report Verlag. "Bundeswehr kauft 84 Enok". esut.de. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  15. 1 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. 1 2 Military Balance 2016, p. 101
  18. ↑ "German Army shapes up for future".
  19. ↑ ag. "Materiallage der Bundeswehr: Selbst schöngerechnet nicht schön (m. Nachtrag): Augen geradeaus". augengeradeaus.net. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "World Air Forces 2017". Flightglobal: 10. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  21. ↑ Bundeswehr. "3. Bericht des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten" (PDF). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  22. ↑ DeutscheWelle http://www.dw.com/en/german-army-helicopter-crashes-in-mali-on-un-mission-two-dead/a-39847702. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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