{"id":51998,"date":"2025-08-27T11:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/germanys-rheinmetall-unveils-new-plant-for-artillery-ammunition\/27\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:34:39","slug":"germanys-rheinmetall-unveils-new-plant-for-artillery-ammunition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/germanys-rheinmetall-unveils-new-plant-for-artillery-ammunition\/27\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s Rheinmetall unveils new plant for artillery ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rheinmetall, Germany&#8217;s largest arms manufacturer, inaugurated a new plant for artillery ammunition on Wednesday, as it aims to consolidate its position as the leading Western manufacturer of 155-millimetre shells.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The company plans to gradually increase production of 155-millimetre calibre rounds to up to 350,000 per year by 2027, Rheinmetall chief executive Armin Papperger said at the inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event, in the village of Unterl\u00fcss, Lower Saxony, was attended by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Papperger gave them a tour of the facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here and at other plants where production is being increased, Rheinmetall aims to reach an annual production of 1.5 million rounds by 2027 &#8211; approximately double the current amount.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This expansion would solidify the Dusseldorf-based company&#8217;s position as main supplier of the artillery ammunition needed urgently for the war effort in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rheinmetall has invested around \u20ac500 million ($580 million) in the new facility and a separate plant for rocket motors set to start next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rheinmetall has long been present at its Unterl\u00fcss site, where the arms manufacturer already had a relatively small production area for artillery ammunition, as well as other activities, such as the production of the Puma infantry fighting vehicle, and a kilometre-long shooting range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demand for such ammunition has surged since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, and Rheinmetall is one of the key suppliers to Ukraine, as it defends itself against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>(L-R) Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall; Germany&#8217;s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte; Bulgarian President Rumen Radev; Germany&#8217;s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil; and Lower Saxony&#8217;s Minister President Olaf Lies stand at the inauguration of Rheinmetall&#8217;s new artillery plant, which will produce artillery ammunition and later rocket artillery. Julian Stratenschulte\/dpa<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"(L-R) Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stand at the inauguration of Rheinmetall's new artillery plant, which will produce artillery shells and later rocket artillery. Julian Stratenschulte\/dpa\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Mej5y8Irt_VfOvS23etn2A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/eb957dc312230860152a88ede2e0ef74\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>(L-R) Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, Germany&#8217;s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Germany&#8217;s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stand at the inauguration of Rheinmetall&#8217;s new artillery plant, which will produce artillery shells and later rocket artillery. Julian Stratenschulte\/dpa<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/germanys-rheinmetall-unveils-plant-artillery-143136180.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rheinmetall, Germany&rsquo;s largest arms manufacturer, inaugurated a new plant for artillery ammunition on Wednesday, as it aims to consolidate its position as<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/germanys-rheinmetall-unveils-new-plant-for-artillery-ammunition\/27\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/44b4badd92bc11105c692bafbde6ee4f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}