Formed 1 October 2012 Jurisdiction Government of Germany Phone +49 261 4000 | Type Federal Office Headquarters Koblenz, Germany Founded 1 October 2012 | |
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Minister responsible Ursula von der Leyen, Federal Minister of Defence Agency executive Harald Stein, President Address Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Straße 1, 56073 Koblenz, Germany Similar Deines‑B, BwZKrhs Koblenz, Frau Dr med Hilke Vanden B, Herr Dr med Thomas L, Wehrtech Studiens Koblenz | ||
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 Defence (Germany) located in Bonn and Berlin. It is assigned with 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. Among others, the Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft is an important branch of the agency.