(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall demonstrated the capabilities of its Mission Master system and other unmanned defense technologies at the REPMUS/DYMS 2025 NATO exercises in Portugal. Showcasing robust performance in real-world conditions, the Mission Master SP2 and a suite of integrated autonomous … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, Marketing, News, Portugal, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged autonomous defense, Battlesuite, coastal security, DYMS 2025, Euroatlas, EvoLogics, Gregor Mannherz, interoperable systems, maritime unmanned systems, Mission Master SP2, multi-domain defense, NATO exercises, North.io, PATH Autonomous Kit, Q-UGV LASSy, REPMUS 2025, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Proves Mission Master’s Mission-Critical Role at NATO’s REPMUS/DYMS 2025 Autonomous Systems Exercise, unmanned ground systems
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has presented the “Giga PtX” project, a forward-looking plan to enable European armed forces to produce their own e-fuels locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains. Partnering with Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, Sunfire, and INERATEC, Rheinmetall … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Armin Papperger, Birgit Görtler, carbon capture, climate protection, decarbonization, defence infrastructure, Direct Air Capture, e-Fuels, electrolysers, Energy Independence, European armed forces, Fischer-Tropsch, Germany, Giga PtX, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, hydrogen, INERATEC, Power-to-X, resilience, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall and partners unveil network of modular e-fuel plants to boost Europe’s energy resilience, Rheinmetall launches “Giga PtX” concept to empower European armed forces with self-produced e-fuels, RWGS, SOEC technology, Sunfire, sustainable energy, synthetic fuels
(IN BRIEF) OCCAR has commissioned Artec GmbH, a joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS Germany, to deliver 222 Schakal (Jackal) infantry fighting vehicles to Germany and the Netherlands under a €3.41 billion contract. Rheinmetall’s share amounts to nearly €3 billion. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged armoured vehicle, ARTEC GmbH, Boxer, counter-battery, defence industry, Dutch Army, European defence, German Army, Germany, Germany and the Netherlands Commission 222 Schakal Infantry Fighting Vehicles Worth €3.41 Billion, infantry fighting vehicle, Jackal, KNDS Germany, medium forces, military modernization, MK 30-2/ABM, mobility, NATO, Netherlands, OCCAR, PUMA, PzH 2000, RCH 155, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Defence, Rheinmetall to Deliver Nearly €3 Billion Worth of Jackal Infantry Fighting Vehicles Under OCCAR Contract, Schakal
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has been contracted to supply 155 mm and 105 mm artillery ammunition worth around €444 million to an Eastern European customer, working as a subcontractor to Global Military Products on behalf of the U.S. government. Rheinmetall Expal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 105 mm M1 projectiles, 155 mm M107, ammunition production, artillery ammunition, defence industry, Düsseldorf, Eastern Europe, Eastern European Customer Secures Rheinmetall Artillery Ammunition via U.S. Government Contract, Global Military Products, high-energy laser, large-calibre ammunition, M4A2 propellant charges, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, Rheinmetall Expal Munitions to Deliver Large-Calibre Ammunition in €444 Million Agreement, Rheinmetall to Supply €444 Million Ammunition Order for Eastern European Customer, U.S. government, weapons systems
(IN BRIEF) American Rheinmetall will invest $31.7 million in a new headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, consolidating its Troy and Sterling Heights operations into a single 168,056-square-foot facility and creating 450 new jobs. The expansion supports major U.S. defense initiatives, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture equipment, American Rheinmetall, American Rheinmetall invests $31.7 million in new Michigan headquarters to expand defense innovation and create 450 jobs, Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills selected as site for American Rheinmetall’s new facility supporting U.S. Army XM30 combat vehicle program, Bradley replacement, defense industrial base, defense innovation, Loc Performance Products, manufacturing workforce, Matt Warnick, MEDC, Michigan, New Auburn Hills facility consolidates American Rheinmetall operations and supports defense and manufacturing growth, partnership, precision components, Rheinmetall, Sterling Heights, supply chain resilience, Troy, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense, XM30 combat vehicle
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall is moving forward with plans to build a large-scale ammunition disposal plant on Lerchenberg in the Dillingen an der Donau district of Bavaria, with operations scheduled to begin in 2026. The facility will dismantle and destroy both … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ammunition disposal, artillery shells, Bavaria, Bundeswehr, Dillingen an der Donau, explosive ordnance disposal, legacy munitions, Lerchenberg, NATO, Projects & Services business unit, Rheinmetall, sea mines, Stascheit GmbH, unexploded ordnance, World War II bombs
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Nordic AS and Andøya Space have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on civil and military space operations. The partnership will address gaps in Europe’s satellite and launch value chain, offering both regular launch services and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Andøya Space, Andøya Spaceport, civil space, European security, Germany, launch services, military space, NATO, Norway, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Nordic AS, satellites, Space Operations, strategic autonomy, TacRL, Tactical Responsive Launch, Thomas Berge Nielsen, Troels Sandreid
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a €770 million Bundeswehr contract for over 1,000 logistics vehicles—963 swap-body trucks (some with protected cabins) and 425 UTVs in 4×4 and 8×8 variants—to be delivered by late 2025. This follows a 2024 framework permitting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged André Barthel, Bundeswehr, HX vehicle family, logistics vehicles, partnership, Rheinmetall, swap-body trucks, transport vehicles, UTV
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall’s new SSW40 is the first automatic, magazine-fed grenade launcher firing 40 mm MV rounds, combining assault-rifle ergonomics with extended range and airburst capability up to 900 meters. The lightweight, ambidextrous design accepts both MV and existing LV … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 40 mm MV ammunition, Aimpoint sight, airburst capability, ambidextrous controls, automatic grenade launcher, customer verification, ergonomic design, hydropneumatic recoil damping, live‐fire demonstration, low velocity, medium velocity, Rheinmetall, Squad Support Weapon 40, SSW40, TPM-T ammunition, Unterlüß test range
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has teamed up with INERATEC to deliver Giga PtX modular Power-to-Liquid plants for on-site synthetic-fuel production at military bases, critical facilities, and infrastructure. These systems use renewable hydrogen and CO₂ to generate kerosene, diesel, and gasoline equivalents—enabling … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged carbon-neutral, CO₂ Utilisation, Critical Infrastructure, defense logistics, e-Fuels, energy resilience, Giga PtX, INERATEC, modular plants, NATO-scale, on-site fuel production, Power to Liquid, PtL, Renewable hydrogen, Rheinmetall, Shena Britzen, synthetic fuel
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is tripling its intermediated lending for European defence-industry suppliers from €1 billion to €3 billion. It has signed an inaugural €500 million loan agreement with Deutsche Bank, which will provide €1 billion in credit lines to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Airbus, BGK, Caisse des Dépôts, CDP, defence financing, Deutsche Bank, EIB, EU defence supply chain, European Investment Bank, Fabrizio Campelli, ICO, INNOVATION, intermediated lending, KfW, Leonardo, military infrastructure, Nadia Calviño, Pan-European Security and Defence Lending Envelope, partnership, R&D, Rheinmetall, SMEs, strategic autonomy, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall will showcase its latest military technologies at CANSEC 2025, including the Mission Master CXT with tethered drone integration, as part of its Uncrewed Ground Systems (UGS) family. The company will also display the MSU-GP 200T turbine-powered Air … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Air Start Unit, Arctic mobility, Arctic operations, Canadian Armed Forces, CANSEC 2025, CHER project, DAME project, defence industry, defence solutions, military technology, Mission Master CXT, MSU-GP 200T, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Canada, Rheinmetall PATH A-kit, Tactical Assault Kit, tethered drone, Uncrewed Ground Systems
(IN BRIEF) Nokia and blackned GmbH have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop deployable tactical communication systems for the defense sector. The collaboration integrates Nokia’s advanced 5G technology with blackned’s defense digitalization expertise to provide secure, high-performance communications solutions … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G technology, advanced communications, Battlefield Operations, blackned GmbH, defense digitalization, defense partnerships, defense sector, deployable tactical networks, military communication, mobile solutions, Nokia, partnership, Rheinmetall, secure connectivity, situational awareness, Software Defined Defense, tactical communication systems
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Indra have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on armoured vehicle projects for the Spanish Armed Forces. This strategic partnership aims to support the modernization of Spain’s combat vehicle fleet, drawing on Rheinmetall’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ángel Escribano, armoured vehicles, BMS, combat systems, defence modernization, Defence Technology, Eduardo Veen Martinez, European defence collaboration, Indra, Leopard 2E, military vehicle manufacturing, MoU, partnership, Rheinmetall, Spain, Spanish armed forces, VCR 8x8
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall and ICEYE have signed an MoU to establish Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions, a joint venture focused on satellite production, with an emphasis on SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites for military and security purposes. The partnership will begin … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Armin Papperger, Defense, Earth observation, Germany, global defense, ICEYE, joint venture, military technology, Neuss, partnership, Rafal Modrzewski, reconnaissance, Rheinmetall, SAR, satellite imaging., satellite production, space solutions, space technology, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Technology Innovation
(IN BRIEF) Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have strengthened their partnership to establish a European center of excellence for rockets and missile production, based in Germany. The centre will cater to the European market, supporting NATO’s defence goals and enhancing Europe’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged defence industry, European centre of excellence, European defence, European market, F-35, Germany, GMARS, JOBS, Lockheed Martin, Manufacturing, military aerospace, missile production, missiles, NATO, NATO commitments, partnership, regional expertise, Rheinmetall, rockets, SECURITY, technological innovation, U.S.
(IN BRIEF) The Franco-German MGCS defense initiative has progressed with the official founding of the MGCS Project Company GmbH, a joint industrial entity formed by KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales. Based in Cologne and led by Stefan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2040 defense program, armored systems, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, Cologne Germany, defense interoperability, European land systems, Franco-German defense, German Federal Cartel Office, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, KNDS headquarters Amsterdam, Leclerc tank replacement, Leopard 2 replacement, Main Ground Combat System, MGCS Project Company, military innovation, multi-platform combat systems, NATO defense cooperation, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Stefan Gramolla, Thales, Thales Group
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has acquired ammunition detection and disposal firm Stascheit GmbH, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH. The move strengthens Rheinmetall’s capabilities in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and complements its broader security-focused portfolio. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ammunition detection, Baltic Sea, contaminated site investigation, Defence Technology, diving operations, Dr Deniz Akitürk, EOD, explosive ordnance disposal, Gardelegen, Germany defence industry, military engineering, North Sea, offshore wind farms, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH, Saxony-Anhalt, security solutions, site remediation, Stascheit GmbH, Strategic Acquisition, underwater recovery, UXO clearance
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall AG is acquiring Hagedorn-NC GmbH to close a strategic supply chain gap in propellant production. With over 100 years of experience in producing industrial nitrocellulose for civilian applications, Hagedorn-NC will see portions of its production repurposed for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 155mm artillery, acquisition, Ammunition, civil applications, Hagedorn-NC, Industrial production, Lingen an der Ems, military-grade, NATO, nitrocellulose, Osnabrück, partnership, propellant production, Rheinmetall, secure employment, strategic partnership, supply chain, vertical integration
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin recently hosted an international summit in Europe as part of their Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System (GMARS) program. The event, attended by military leaders, industry experts, and defense professionals from 14 nations, focused on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 14 nations, defense summit, Dr Björn Bernhard, Europe, factory tour, Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System, GMARS, HIMARS, HX3 vehicle, international customers, interoperability, live firing event, Lockheed Martin, LTG (R) Ben Hodges, M270, mobility, NATO systems, partnership, Paula Hartley, precision-guided munitions, Rheinmetall, SUMMIT, survivability, US Army Europe, Versatility
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