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Article: Germany: Rheinmetall joint venture secures euro3.1B order to build 405 armored vehicles for German army.

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July 7, 2009
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The German government has contracted PSM GmbH to build 405 new Puma armored fighting vehicles for the army. The Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement approved the euro3.1 billion ($4.3 billion) deal with PSM, a joint venture owned by Rheinmetall AG and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG, the companies said Monday.

The Puma, a tracked vehicle sporting an 30mm cannon in the turret, is designed for rough terrain like that faced by the German troops serving in Afghanistan and can be air-dropped into the field.

"This is an important day for us," Rheinmetall Chief Executive Klaus Eberhardt said in a ...

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