American Rheinmetall has secured its first contract from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for work at the company’s Michigan operations, expanding its role in the U.S. Marine Corps’ ACV-30 supply chain.
Rheinmetall’s LUNA NG reconnaissance drone has received provisional airworthiness certification from the Bundeswehr Aviation Authority, clearing a major regulatory stage towards full type approval.
American Rheinmetall has delivered the first of eight Lynx XM30 prototypes to the U.S. Army, moving its proposed Bradley replacement into government-led testing.
Lithuania Defense Services has refurbished Leopard 2 tanks damaged on the battlefield and prepared them for delivery to Ukraine, the company said.
Rheinmetall plans to invest a three-digit-million-euro sum in a new logistics and technology centre at Kassel-Calden Airport, an expansion of its existing Kassel site and local technology development.
Rheinmetall Air Defence and HENSOLDT have demonstrated the integration of HENSOLDT’s Twinvis passive radar with Rheinmetall’s Skymaster command and weapon engagement system during the German Air Force’s Timber Express 2026 exercise.
Rheinmetall has secured a Bundeswehr order worth more than €500 million gross for 149 additional protected and unprotected mobile rescue stations.
Rheinmetall has opened an Advanced Land Autonomy Centre of Excellence in the UK to integrate, test and deploy autonomous ground systems for the British market and surrounding regions.
Denmark has ordered Rheinmetall’s MASS naval decoy system for its ABSALON-class and IVER HUITFELDT-class frigates in a contract worth a double-digit million-euro amount.
Rheinmetall has successfully launched its FV-014 loitering munition from a Containerized Missile Launcher mounted on an HX military truck.
Rheinmetall is recruiting about 10,000 employees annually to support the rapid expansion of its defence operations, Chief Executive Armin Papperger said.
American Rheinmetall and its Team Lynx partners are building a U.S. production network for the Lynx XM30 ahead of the first prototype’s delivery to the U.S. Army.
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