Ground Forces Symposium 2016
MoHELEWhe XX laser weapon system technology demonstrator during a dynamic presentation.
The German industrial group Rheinmetall Defense, in addition to regularly participating in international exhibitions of military equipment and defense equipment, independently organizes numerous events to present its products to its current users, potential contractors and industrial partners, as well as representatives of the specialized media.
Such presentations serve a dual role. In addition to allowing solutions to be more fully presented during production or development, they serve to exchange views and better understand the needs of potential users. The latest event of this kind, organized by Rheinmetall Defense, was the Land Forces Symposium 2016, a symposium dedicated to the armament and equipment of the ground forces. This year, which took place on May 9-11, it became the largest. one is organized so far, and it was prepared in the area of the test center and test site Erprobungszentrum Unterlüß (EZU) of the Rheinmetall Waffe und Munition GmbH branch in Unterluss in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. The group has been preparing for it for a long time. In recent years, several thematically similar exhibitions have been organized, but this year the symposium has turned into a large-scale action, the real impact of which on the defense market will become known in the near future. More than 600 guests from all over the world had the opportunity, during three days of presentations and dynamic shows, to get acquainted in detail with the many types of weapons and equipment offered by the host and his local and foreign partners, including: Angelo Podesta, Dynamit Nobel Defense, Aimpoint, Revision , Haix, Mech-Lab, Schmidt-Bender, 3M, Steyr Mannlicher, RUAG, Heckler & Koch. BAE Systems, Lifetime Engineering, Harris, Airbus Defense & Space, Proxdynamics, SIG-Sauer and Theissen Training Systems.
The project was focused on the presentation of weapons and IT systems for platforms, as well as for soldiers. Mainly audio-visual, as well as through static and dynamic demonstrations of "live" weapons and equipment, of which an exceptionally large number have been collected this year. The dynamic presentations also included shooting. From the point of view of the organizers, the main topics of the symposium were: 40 mm grenade launcher ammunition (40 × 53 mm HE ESD ABM, 40 × 46 mm Hyperion ABM Sound & Flash), special ammunition and equipment (Vanguard 180 dB Sound & Flash Grenade, family " Mithras missiles fired from “shooters”, medium-caliber weapons and ammunition for it (30-mm DM21 KETF, 30-mm Target Practice MVR, RMG.50), mortars and other indirect fire systems (mortar families of caliber 60 mm and 81 mm , systems of caliber 155 mm), ammunition for tank guns (120 mm DM11), weapons systems using directed energy (mobile effector GEL), self-defense systems (smoke system ROSI), soldier equipment (individual combat gladius systems, laser modules, control systems fire), medical support systems (Rheinmetall International Engineering), general purpose and multi-purpose vehicles (Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles), and of course combat vehicles and armored vehicles (OBT ATD, OBT RI, SPz Puma , GTK Boxer).
