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exercise2026-07-01 00:00 UTC🇩🇪 National Test Center for Unmanned Aerial Systems at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Rheinmetall demonstrates FV-014 loitering munition launches from containerized truck launcher in Germany

Rheinmetall demonstrated launches of its FV-014 loitering munition from a containerized launcher mounted on an HX-series truck, including while moving. The customer demonstration occurred in July at the German Aerospace Center’s National Test Center for Unmanned Aerial Systems in Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt.

DETAILS
Type
exercise
Occurred
2026-07-01 00:00
Reported
2026-08-14
Location
National Test Center for Unmanned Aerial Systems at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Coordinates
51.8740, 11.3883
Confidence
78 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

Test/demonstration launches and simulated operational/attack flight profiles; no reported damage.

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