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Rheinmetall manufactures 81mm mortar ammunition for the Swiss armed forces
Rheinmetall has been commissioned by the Swiss Confederation to manufacture and supply 81mm mortar cargo ammunition. The total value of the order is in the mid double-digit million euro range.
![Hungary: Rheinmetall hands over first KF41 Lynx vehicle from domestic manufacturing](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rheinmetall-hands-over-first-KF41-Lynx-vehicle-to-Hungarian-Defence-Forces.jpg)
Hungary: Rheinmetall hands over first KF41 Lynx vehicle from domestic manufacturing
Rheinmetall handed over the first KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) produced at the Zalaegerszeg site in Hungary to the Hungarian armed forces.
![Lockheed Martin ramps up production of GMLRS rockets to meet growing demand](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lockheed-Martin-ramps-up-production-of-GMLRS-rockets-to-meet-growing-demand.jpg)
Lockheed Martin ramps up production of GMLRS rockets to meet growing demand
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 75,000th rocket to the U.S. Army as production continues to ramp supporting contracts worth up to $4.8 billion for GMLRS rounds and associated equipment.
![Netherlands and Denmark to deliver fourteen Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine by end of summer](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Netherlands-and-Denmark-to-deliver-fourteen-Leopard-2A4-tanks-to-Ukraine-by-end-of-summer.jpg)
Netherlands and Denmark to deliver fourteen Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine by end of summer
The Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that the fourteen Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks will be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the end of summer.
![Lithuania receives new shipment of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lithuania-receives-new-shipment-of-Javelin-anti-tank-missiles-from-the-United-States.jpg)
Lithuania receives new shipment of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States
On 23 July, a shipment of missiles for the Javelin man-portable mid-range anti-tank system, worth approximately USD 7 million, was delivered to Lithuania.
![Rex MK II unmanned ground vehicles demonstrated at ELROB](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rex-MK-II-unmanned-ground-vehicles-demonstrated-at-ELROB.jpeg)
Rex MK II unmanned ground vehicles demonstrated at ELROB
FTS has successfully participated in the European Land Robot Trial (ELROB) with its Rex MK II multi-mission unmanned land vehicle system in off-road autonomous driving in challenging environments and scenarios.
![Rheinmetall secures contract to build ammunition factory in Ukraine](https://defence-industry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Norway-will-purchase-artillery-ammunition-to-Ukraine.jpg)
Rheinmetall secures contract to build ammunition factory in Ukraine
Rheinmetall has now received its first important order from the Ukrainian government for the construction of an ammunition factory in the Ukraine.