Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles UK (RMMV UK) have been awarded a £282 million contract under Rapid Procurement, to deliver 500 HX 8×8 Palletised Load System (PLS) trucks to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The contract was placed under rapid […]
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Bundeswehr awards Rheinmetall contracts for production and supply of 40mm automatic grenade launcher ammunition – order worth around €30 million
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The German Bundeswehr has placed two separate orders with Rheinmetall for production and supply of 40mm ammunition for automatic grenade launchers. Rheinmetall will thus be supplying tens of thousands of programmable 40mm x 53 Airburst Munition (ABM) DM131 service cartridges. […]
Strategic acquisition in Romania: Rheinmetall acquires majority stake in military vehicle maker Automecanica Mediaș SRL
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. – Rheinmetall takes up 72.5% majority holding in Automecanica Mediaș of Romania – Annual sales potential of up to €300 million – Truck build-ons and trailers will augment Rheinmetall’s product portfolio – To be known as “Rheinmetall Automecanica”, the […]
Ammunition production capacity increasing: Várpalota ammo plant continues to grow
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The new Rheinmetall ammunition plant in Várpalota, Hungary, currently being built by the Hungarian holding company N7 on behalf of the joint venture company Rheinmetall Hungary Munitions Zrt., is now poised to expand as planned. The second phase of construction […]
Major order for Rheinmetall – international partner orders additional kits for Fuchs 2 production
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An international partner has awarded Rheinmetall an order to supply Fuchs 2 components for producing the wheeled armoured vehicle at a factory in the partner country. The current follow up orders also include kits for conversion and the supply of […]
Starting gun sounds for Germany’s advanced short- and very short-range air defence system – development contract awarded
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Germany’s military procurement agency, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), signed a development contract today with the Short- and Very Short-Range Air Defence System Consortium (ARGE NNbS) for the “Air Defence System, Short- and […]
RDUK supporting early STEM careers
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Rheinmetall Defence UK has been working hard to improve support and opportunities to early careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in the UK. Apprenticeship and Graduate Opportunities Last year, we launched our graduate scheme, taking on three graduates […]
Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Boxer UK Update
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. Vehicle trials From January 2024, the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme has moved into the start of formal customer Verification and Validation trials taking place at Millbrook Proving Ground, Bedford UK. These trials will qualify the design against the […]
Bundeswehr procuring medium-calibre ammunition for Puma infantry fighting vehicle; order worth a triple-digit million-euro figure
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Bundeswehr procuring medium-calibre ammunition for Puma infantry fighting vehicle; order worth a triple-digit million-euro figure The German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to produce and supply medium-calibre ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle. A call-off from an existing framework […]
Birdie for the Bundeswehr: Rheinmetall awarded €50 million order for infrared decoys
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The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a substantial order for decoy flares for protecting aircraft. The German military can now procure over 470,000 decoys from Rheinmetall’s tried-and-tested Birdie product line. Covering the period December 2023 to December 2029, the contract is […]