The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support ( Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr ; BAAINBw ) is located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate and directly reports to the Federal Ministry of Defense (Germany) located in Bonn and Berlin . [1] It is assigned to the task of equipping the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) with modern weapon systems considering cost efficiency aspects. In doing so, it is responsible for developing, assessing and procuring weapon systems. It was founded in 2012 by merging both Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung ( BWB ) and Bundesamt für Informationsmanagement und Informationstechnik ( BWI ) with the goal of producing synergies . [2] Among others, the Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft is an important branch of the agency.
References
- Jump up^ „Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) – Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon“ . Springer Gabler . Retrieved 2015-01-28 .
- Jump up^ „BWB verliert seinen Namen – Rhein-Zeitung Koblenz – Rhein-Zeitung“ . Rhein-Zeitung. 2012-01-17 . Retrieved 2015-01-28 .