The German armed forces have once again awarded Rheinmetall a major contract for laser-light modules to equip the new G95 assault rifle. After the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag released funds in December 2025, a further call-off from the framework contract concluded in June 2021 and expanded in December 2025 has now been placed. Between 2026 and 2032, a further six-figure quantity of the laser-light modules “LLM-VarioRay” is to be delivered to the troops.
With this second call-off, Rheinmetall records another order intake worth several hundred million euros net. It will be booked in the second quarter of 2026. The devices are “made in Germany” and are manufactured by Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics from Stockach on Lake Constance. In doing so, many other German small and medium-sized enterprises will also benefit as suppliers from the contract.
VarioRay can be used on the G95 and other assault rifles
“Our versatile and field-tested LLM-VarioRay is an important tactical combat power multiplier for dismounted soldiers,” says Timo Haas, Division Head Digital Systems. “The further major contract from the Bundeswehr demonstrates the troops’ trust in our capabilities and underscores the constructive cooperation between industry, procurement agencies and the armed forces.”
The Rheinmetall laser-light module LLM-VarioRay belongs to the latest generation of devices of this kind. The laser-light modules are primarily used on handheld weapons by infantry forces and dismounted combat troops and serve to discover, identify and designate targets. The approximately 250-gram LLM-VarioRay with mounting can be attached to any assault rifle via a MIL-STD 1913/STANAG 4694 rail and can be operated via a trigger cable. It features a bright white-light LED, a red laser marker, an infrared laser marker and an electrically focusable infrared illuminator.
Rheinmetall offers an extensive portfolio of infantry equipment
The light source can be selected and regulated continuously via a rotary switch. The device features a fully integrated, factory-aligned laser block. This laser block enables easy adjustment and alignment to sight and weapon. The LLM-VarioRay product family is, among other things, also part of the German soldier system “Infanterist der Zukunft – Extended System (IdZ-ES)” and also serves in the British Army as Laser Light Module MK3 or in the Swiss Army as Laser-Light Module 19.
Rheinmetall offers an extensive portfolio of infantry equipment, including various sighting and illumination modules. These have been developed to increase the tactical usefulness of modern small arms. Thus the LM-VTAL (“Laser Module – Variable Tactical Aiming Laser”) has been in service with the Bundeswehr’s special forces for several years as well.
