>>39957
Than maybe the deal will depend on the place of production. If Rheinmetall wants a factory hereabout (and they also have those at home) maybe they will be less flexible in this question, and in the end the deal might fail because of this, and Straya will pick that Korean one.

>>39958
We made some promises to increasing our military funding and our participation in NATO. So maybe it's also a good way of invest in and build something that can produce stuff, and not just simply buy whatever. Our NATO participation means overseas missions in different roles, chiefly supporting not front line combat. Lynx has an edge over the Puma if we take this into consideration (according to the Wikipee articles). The Lynx was built with modularity in mind, and parts can be swapped quick, to make it fit for various purposes. This can be one rationale for the purchase.
I've no idea what background deals were made behind the scenes, or if Germany pressured us to do so, or we want to buy favours from Germany with this or whatever. I agree the political considerations weigh lot in these questions here.
Maybe it's also good for Rheinmetall to outsource production to Eastern EU countries, most of Germany's car production is done in our countries so why not armored vehicles?
Now that I'm thinking maybe it's also part of the plan to stimulate the economy in this recession we have this year. Military spending is just as good tool to do this. Which partially replies to Sweb3rnd's question, why at all.

>>39959
There always a couple of reasons, for example the previously mentioned economic stimulus, or the overseas NATO participation.
And as always, if you want peace, prepare for war.