News summary
2008
- BWB under new Management
- The Federal Minister of Defense Dr. Franz Josef Jung retires Detlev Petry, President of the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement with a solemn serenade
- Werner Hahlweg Award 2010 - Call for Participation
- Roll-out of the First Upgraded PATRIOT Group
- Establishment of new Centre for Ship Signature Management - Germany and the Netherlands to Cooperate in Maritime Research
- Order Placed for Weapon Stations and Further
DINGO 2 Vehicles - Air Traffic Control Modernization on Bundeswehr Airfields
- Federal Minister of Defense Dr. Jung visits WTD 81 in Greding
- Scientific Collection of Defense Engineering Specimens: Location Koblenz secured
- Award of the Werner Hahlweg Prize for Military History and Sciences
- New climatic chamber at WTD 51 completed
- First Launch of the IDAS Missile System from a Submerged Submarine
- Annual Reception of the Bundeswehr Stationed at Koblenz-Lahnstein
- SAR-Lupe Reconnaissance System: 4th Satellite Launched Successfully
- First FUCHS Armored Transport Vehicle With Enhanced Protection Against Mines and IEDs Handed Over to the Troops
- Replacement of Long-Range Aircraft for Special Air Mission Wing
- Defense Symposium “Marine Insulation“
2007
- New Aircraft for the Special Air Mission Wing
- Study Contract on a Future Unmanned Aerial Vehicle “Advanced UAV” concluded
- Guided missile IDAS honored with Technology Award
- Series Production of the Armored Infantry Combat Vehicle PUMA under Contract
- Corvette Christened LUDWIGSHAFEN AM RHEIN
- Defense Minister Dr. Franz Josef Jung visits WTD 52
- 50th Anniversary Family Celebration
- Production of new submarines started
- Great success of the open day in Oberjettenberg: 50th anniversary of Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schutz- und Sondertechnik (WTD 52)
- Successful Launch of The Second SAR-Lupe Satellite
- German Navy orders 4 Class 125 Frigates
- Corvette Christened OLDENBURG
- Symposium on “Protection of The Soldier in Operation”
- Development of a Secondary Guided Missile for the Tactical Air Defense System MEADS
- U34 – Class 212A Submarine Commissioned
- Girls' Day 2007 at BWB and WTD 51
- Cooperation Agreement Concluded with European Business School
- Protection of soldiers in field camps: C-RAM very short-range protection
- Christening of the Corvette ERFURT
- EUROFIGHTER: First Prototype found its way into the German Museum
- Project Presentation AGIL-K – The WIESEL 2 with Active Chassis
- Product Improvement of CH-53 under Contract
- Contract award: Euro Hawk development about to start
- ROLAND Weapon System – The end of 40 years of bilateral cooperation with France
