▶️ *Rheinmetall* has been awarded a contract in another important large-scale project for the *Bundeswehr* in the field of digitalisation. As the prime contractor, *Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH* will be responsible for setting up an integrated communication network, the so-called *‘Tactical Wide Area Network for Land Based Operations’* (TaWAN LBO). ▶️ The volume of the awarded framework-contract for a deployable, platform-based communication/directional radio management system is worth several billion Euro. ▶️ The framework-contract for the procurement of *TaWAN LBO* has a term of 10 years and was signed by representatives of the Federal Office for the Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) and Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH. ▶️ At the same time, an initial order worth €1.88bn gross was placed under the *framework-contract* to equip a division of the Bundeswehr. Delivery of this *communications network* will take place between the end of 2026 and the end of 2029.