Rheinmetall has secured a contract from the Ukrainian government to help build an ammunition factory there. The company said the contract, valued at several hundred million euros, entails the facility’s complete technical outfitting and commissioning. The German defense firm will also oversee the factory operations through a joint venture with a Ukrainian partner enterprise. Rheinmetall...
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Germany Places Order for Rheinmetall Practice Rockets
The German Armed Forces has ordered unguided 70 mm practice rockets from Rheinmetall under a potential $109.42 million framework contract. An initial order worth a mid-double-digit million euro was placed in the second quarter, with deliveries expected to be completed in the coming months and serial production to commence between 2025 and 2029. The practice...
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Leonardo-Rheinmetall MOU Eyes Armored Vehicle Manufacturing for European Market; Armin Papperger Quoted
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and Italian defense company Leonardo are planning a 50:50 partnership in Italy to develop and commercialize armored vehicles for the European market. The plan, outlined in a memorandum of understanding that the two companies signed on Wednesday, focuses on the Italian Army’s ground systems programs on a new main battle tank...
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Rheinmetall Secures Potential $3.8B German Military Truck Procurement; Armin Papperger Quoted.
Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has signed a framework contract with Rheinmetall to supply the German armed forces with up to 6,500 military trucks valued at a potential $3.8 billion. The German Parliament’s budget committee approved the procurement’s funding on June 26. The contract, which Rheinmetall described as a “record...
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Rheinmetall-Anduril Collaboration Seeks New Defense System Against Small Drones for European Warfighters; Oliver Duerr Quoted
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and U.S. defense technology company Anduril Industries will collaborate to develop and manufacture a new counter-small unmanned aerial system, initially for the European market. The collaboration follows a memorandum of understanding that the companies signed at the ongoing Eurosatory defense trade show in Paris. Under the joint C-sUAS project, Rheinmetall will...
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Rheinmetall Partners With QUS to Improve Battlefield Management System
Rheinmetall is adding biomonitoring functions into its Gladius 2.0 soldier system through collaboration with Austria’s QUS Body Connected. Gladius 2.0 will support live data tracking of soldiers to enable adjustments during training and ensure optimal fitness development. Deployed during actual warfighting operations, the technology will provide commanders with the latest data on individual soldiers or...
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Rheinmetall, Lockheed to Develop New Capabilities for European Military Forces; Armin Papperger, Dennis Goege Quoted
Rheinmetall will co-develop advanced systems with Lockheed Martin for rocket artillery, laser weapons, simulation and training for land vehicles and helicopters, and short-range air defense. Under a memorandum of understanding signed in Berlin, the two companies will produce new capabilities for land, air and naval forces. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger said the strategic partnership will provide...
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Rheinmetall to Build Ammunition Plant in Lithuania With Potential New Incentives; Ausrine Armonaite Quoted
Germany-based defense company Rheinmetall has signed a memorandum of understanding to build an ammunition plant in Lithuania. The Baltic country has declared the project of state importance and is receiving new incentives from the Lithuanian Ministry of the Economy and Innovation, led by Minister Ausrine Armonaite. The planned incentives include legal amendments to simplify site...
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Calian Joins Forc3 to Support Canadian Combat Vehicle Training Program; Pietro Mazzei Quoted
Forc3, a consortium led by Rheinmetall Canada, is advancing its goal of seeking opportunities from the Canadian Army’s Land Vehicle Crew Training System program, with training solution provider Calian joining as a new partner. The LVCTS program is scheduled for implementation in 2025-2026, with funding of between $183 million and $365 million, according to the...
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Rheinmetall MAN Secures Contract to Provide HX Vehicles for Swedish Armed Forces’ Archer Artillery System
Germany’s Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles will provide the Swedish Armed Forces with highly mobile, all-terrain military vehicles. The Rheinmetall and MAN Truck and Bus joint venture secured a $79.6 million contract from BAE Systems Bofors for 48 units of the HX cab chassis with protected cabins. Deliveries will begin in the third quarter of 2024....