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— General Manoj Pande, Indian Army Chief

 
 
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— Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Indian Navy Chief

My compliments to SP Guide Publications for informative and credible reportage on contemporary aerospace issues over the past six decades.

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Krauss-MaffeiWegmann takes over vehicle business of Diehl Defence

Issue No. 1 | January 01-15, 2015

On December 17, 2014, Diehl Defence and Krauss-MaffeiWegmann (KMW) concluded a contract on the acquisition of Diehl Defence Land System´s GmbH (DLS) operative business by a subsidiary of KMW. The contract is subject to approval by the anti-trust authorities.

Diehl Defence Land Systems is a market leader in the fields of tank tracks and suspensions equipping all the Bundeswehr’s tracked vehicles. Latest innovations include lightweight tracks for the German infantry combat vehicle PUMA as well as segmented rubber band tracks. In the past decades, the company has acquired an international reputation as a service provider regarding maintenance, repair and modernisation of military vehicles. The company achieves sales of 56 million euros with approximately 370 employees.

With the transferral of its vehicle business, Diehl is contributing to the consolidation of the German land systems industry. The company will increasingly focus on its core business comprising guided weapons, intelligent ammunition as well as impact and protection.