According to the plan, the plant will produce up to 350,000 shells a year after reaching full capacity in 2027.
German Rheinmetall AG has opened concerns in the city of Unterlus near Hannover the largest plant for manufacture of artillery ammunition in Europe. She is writing about it Bloomberg On Wednesday, August 27th.
The opening ceremony was attended by the CEO of Armin Papperger, Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor of Germany Lars Klinkbail, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and General Secretary of NATO Marco Rutte.
Construction began in early 2024 with the participation of former Chancellor Olaf Sholts. The plant started testing operations in the second quarter of 2025, while the entire capacity-production of up to 350 thousand artillery shells per year-plans to achieve in 2027.
The complex is made up of two buildings: one is intended for making a 155 mm shell, the other for their charge, assembly and packaging.
Project investments are worth about € 500 million. More than 500 jobs will be created in business. Since 2026, they have also planned to produce reactive bullets.
Rheinmetall expands labor capacities in some European countries – the company has plants in Spain and Hungary, is building a business in Lithuania and talking to the Latvian government. Recently, Pappperer also announced the creation of a bullet and powder factory in Bulgaria.
In Ukraine, Rheinmetall is already working on a bullet plant project and has a tank repair hub. However, according to the head of the company, the project implementation was delayed due to bureaucrat barriers.
Also, the German reminded that Rheinmetall and the American Company Anduril Industries announce the strategic partnership. Partners plans to organize in Europe making American strike drones fury and barracuda cruise missiles.
Earlier it was learned that Rheinmetall and the American Lockheed Martin Corporation would create an integrated adventure for making rockets in Europe, especially for the Patriot Air Defense System.
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