Tag: Rheinmetall
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Germany’s largest arms fair approaching: Another DSEI to be held regularly from next year
900 exhibitors, 25,000 visitors and the Defence Minister as an advocate: the DSEI arms fair is coming to Germany from 2027. For antimilitarists, this offers new opportunities – also in opposition to Germany as a supporter of Israel’s multi-front war.…
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Berlin aims to become a new drone metropolis – the chancellor and his deputy are helping with start-up funding
The Berlin Senate wants to make the capital a centre for drone technology. Companies such as Stark, Rheinmetall, Germandrones, and Quantum Systems have long been established there – and are now receiving local and federal backing. Jule Meier and Matthias…
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German Air Force wants new combat drones: Three industrial consortia compete for contract
The German Armed Forces want to procure combat drones with a range of over 1000 kilometres by 2029. Airbus, Rheinmetall and the start-up Helsing are vying for the billion-euro deal. The German Armed Forces are about to embark on a…
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Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms company, is converting civilian sites for military technology
The Rheinmetall Group is examining the conversion of sites in Berlin and Neuss to armament production. Elsewhere, the company has already switched to grenade cartridges. The Rheinmetall Group is examining the conversion of civilian production sites to the manufacture of…