(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a major order for medium-calibre ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles from a European country, with the order volume exceeding €200 million net. The shipment is scheduled to take place between 2023 and 2025. Rheinmetall is the sole single source supplier of newly made 20mm-35mm ammunition for various systems, including Marder, Gepard, and Puma, as well as 105mm and 120mm ammunition for the Leopard 1 and 2. The company is also building an additional production line for medium-calibre ammunition at its Unterlüß plant to meet increased demand for air defence munitions. Rheinmetall is one of the world’s top makers of weapon and ammunition systems, offering a product range that includes medium-calibre ammunition, air defence systems, aircraft cannon, and high-energy laser applications.
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 26-Apr-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall has booked an important order for ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles. The Group is supplying a European country with medium-calibre ammunition, with order volume exceeding €200 million net. Shipment is due to take place in 2023-2025.
Rheinmetall is the sole single source supplier of newly made 20mm-35mm ammunition for medium-calibre automatic and antiaircraft cannon of the Marder, Gepard, Puma and similar systems; of 105mm ammunition for the Leopard 1 and 120mm ammunition for the Leopard 2; as well as 155mm artillery shells. Moreover, the Group has the capacity to make large-scale deliveries at short notice.
The Düsseldorf-based tech enterprise is one of the world’s top makers of weapon and ammunition systems. Its product portfolio ranges from medium-calibre ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles and air defence systems right through to aircraft cannon and high-energy laser applications. Rheinmetall is currently building an additional production line for medium-calibre ammunition at its plant in Unterlüß, which will enable it to meet heightened demand for air defence munitions starting this summer.
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