Rheinmetall Secures Major NATO Order for Artillery Ammunition

Rheinmetall Secures Major NATO Order for Artillery Ammunition

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall announces a significant order from a NATO customer for the supply of artillery ammunition, totaling nearly €300 million. The order includes tens of thousands of artillery shells and hundreds of thousands of propellant charge modules, with deliveries scheduled between 2024 and 2028. This substantial contract reflects the urgent need to replenish ammunition stocks following the conflict in Ukraine, highlighting Rheinmetall’s prominent role and technological expertise in ammunition development and production across Europe.

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 25-May-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — A NATO customer has placed an order with Rheinmetall for the supply of artillery ammunition. The order comprises several tens of thousands of artillery shells and several hundred thousand propellant charge modules. The total gross value of the orders booked in the second quarter of 2024 amounts to almost €300 million. The deliveries will take place between 2024 and 2028.

The need to replenish the armed forces’ ammunition stocks resulting from the war in Ukraine has brought Rheinmetall major orders in the field of artillery ammunition. The new orders once again emphasise Rheinmetall’s leading technological position in ammunition development and production in Europe.

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