The German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall AG assumes that the amount of potential orders for its future ammunition plant in Ukraine will exceed 2 billion euros, according to Rheinmetall’s presentation summarizing the half-year results. On July 24, Rheinmetall announced that it had received a contract for the construction of an ammunition plant from the government of … Read more
The first joint production plant of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and the Ukrainian state-owned enterprise Ukroboronprom in Ukraine became operational, Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin announced on June 10. The news came as Kyiv aims to localize weapons production in 2024. Rheinmetall previously said it plans to open at least four production plants in … Read more
The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with “hundreds of thousands” of shells in 2024, including prototypes of artillery shells with a range of 100 kilometers, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger said on May 5, as reported by the German outlet Handelsblatt. As Russia intensifies aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities and gains footholds along Ukraine’s … Read more
The Rheinmetall arms concern plans to set up at least four plants in Ukraine, AFP reports. The German plants will produce shells, military equipment, gunpowder, and anti-aircraft weapons. The largest German manufacturer already announced an agreement with a Ukrainian company to produce artillery shells. “Ukraine is now an important partner for us. Here we see … Read more
The largest European arms manufacturer Rheinmetall plans to open an ammunition production plant in Ukraine, the company’s press service reports. “Six-digit number of 155mm caliber bullets to be produced per year, including propelling charges. Rheinmetall with a 51% stake in the JV, 49% held by a Ukrainian partner company,” the company reported on the X … Read more
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall AG wants to build its first armored vehicles in Ukraine next year, concern’s chief executive officer Armin Papperger said, Reuters reports. Papperger said he expected a deal with Ukraine on the construction of Fuchs armored transport vehicles – named after the German word for fox – and Lynx infantry fighting vehicles … Read more
German defense contractor Rheinmetall and the state-owned Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom) have established a joint venture, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Oct. 24. “The Rheinmetall-Ukrainian Defense Industry LLC was registered on Oct. 18,” Shmyhal announced at the German-Ukrainian Business Forum in Berlin. The company will maintain and repair equipment supplied by Ukrainian partners. … Read more
The German Federal Cartel Office has authorized the creation of a joint venture between the German concern Rheinmetall and Ukrainian defence industry, Rheinmetall reported on its website on Thursday. “Launched in May 2023, strategic cooperation between Rheinmetall and Ukraine’s state-owned Ukrainian Defence Industry group (UDI), the former Ukroboronprom, has taken another step forward. On 28 … Read more
The German defense company Rheinmetall will deploy production facilities to produce armored vehicles in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks. The company’s CEO, Armin Papperger, said this in an interview with CNN. In addition to deploying the enterprise, the company will train Ukrainian specialists to service tanks and other armored vehicles manufactured at the plant. … Read more
Germany’s largest defense company Rheinmetall has developed a concept for a tank plant in Ukraine and presented it to the federal government, company CEO Armin Papperger said in an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung on March 15. The Ukrainian government would have to approve the project before construction could begin. The facility won’t … Read more