Artillery ammunition heads east

Rheinmetall has been commissioned to supply ammunition to an Eastern European customer. As a subcontractor to Global Military Products, a company commissioned by the US government, Rheinmetall Expal Munitions will supply 155 mm M107 projectiles with M4A2 propellant charges and 105 mm M1 projectiles to the customer. The total value of the contract is around €444 million. Of this, €170 million has already been booked as a pre-order, meaning that a further €274 million in new orders has now been booked. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026 and be completed in June 2027.

The order underscores Rheinmetall's high level of expertise and manufacturing capacity in the field of ammunition. The Düsseldorf-based technology group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of large-calibre ammunition. Rheinmetall has been increasing its production capacity since 2022 and aims to be able to produce up to 1.5 million 155 mm artillery shells per year by 2027.