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German Army Orders Over $54Mln Worth of Decoy Flares From Rheinmetall

German Army Orders Over $54Mln Worth of Decoy Flares From Rheinmetall

Sputnik International

German defense firm Rheinmetall said on Monday that it signed an agreement worth about 50 million euros ($54.7 million) with Germany's Bundeswehr (armed forces) for the production of decoy flares to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missiles.

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"The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a substantial order for decoy flares for protecting aircraft ... Covering the period December 2023 to December 2029, the contract is worth nearly €50 million," the statement read. The German armed forces will be provided with over 470,000 of Rheinmetall’s Birdie decoys, which are ejected from helicopters, transport aircraft and jets to distract infrared-guided missiles from their targets, the company added.

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