Thyssen Henschel was a German industrial firm and
defense contractor
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One part of the company '' Henschel Wehrtechnik'' was acquired by
Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany
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in 1999 and was integrated into ''Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH'' in 2000.
Products
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TAM medium tank for
Argentine Army
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Sedena-Henschel HWK-11
The Sedena Henschel HWK-11 was a joint project between the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) and Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH of West Germany.
Development
The HWK-11 came about at the request from the Mexican defense secretary fo ...
- infantry fighting vehicle for
Mexican Army
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The Army is under the authority of the Secretariat of National ...
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TM-170 APC
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Marder infantry fighting vehicle
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Sri Lanka Railways M6
Sri Lanka Railways M6 is a class of 16 Diesel-electric locomotives imported to Sri Lanka in 1979. Manufactured by Thyssen-Henschel in Kassel, West Germany, under licence from Electro-Motive Division of the United States. As an EMD G22M, it has a V ...
See also
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Henschel & Son
Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehi ...
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ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp AG (, ; stylized as thyssenkrupp) is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational conglomerate. It is the result of the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp and has its operational headquarters in Duisburg a ...
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Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...
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:Henschel locomotives
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TH-495, 1990s unbuilt light combat vehicle
References
External links
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Defence companies of Germany
Thyssen AG
Defunct locomotive manufacturers of Germany
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