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Swiss defense firms warn of decline as neutrality limits arms sales

Swiss arms manufacturers are urging the government to relax restrictions on reselling their products as arms exports declined for the second consecutive year in 2024, Reuters reported on March 11.

12 March 2025, 01:38 PM

Rheinmetall CEO slams Europe’s infantile approach to defense and war

Decades of underfunding defense and depleted arsenals have led to Europe's exclusion from Ukraine peace talks, Armin Papperger, CEO of German weapons producer and automotive supplier Rheinmetall, told the Financial Times on Feb. 17.

18 February 2025, 09:28 AM

Ukraine receives new assault vehicles from German defense giant

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has delivered five more of its new Caracal light air assault vehicles to Ukraine, the German Aid to Ukraine Project reported on X on Feb. 10.

11 February 2025, 12:07 PM

Putin complained about Rheinmetall CEO Papperger to his security officials

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin criticized Armin Papperger, CEO of German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall, during a closed meeting with law enforcement, only for an attempted assassination of Papperger to later take place.

7 February 2025, 09:39 PM

Rheinmetall factories protected from Russian sabotage, but lack air defense systems

Rheinmetall's factories are well-protected against potential Russian sabotage, but they lack air defense systems, CEO Armin Papperger said at a panel discussion during the Security and Defense Conference in 2025, Deutsche Welle reported on Feb. 4.

5 February 2025, 12:52 PM

Explosion at Rheinmetall arms factory in Spain injures six

An explosion rocked Spanish ammunition production plant owned by a subsidiary of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, injuring six people, one of whom is in critical condition, AFP reported on Jan. 30.

31 January 2025, 09:18 AM

Rheinmetall CEO says Russia planned to assassinate him over arms to Ukraine

Russia planned to assassinate Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger due to its dissatisfaction with Western arms supplies, the German defense chief said in an interview published by LRT on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 05:55 PM

Russia’s plot to kill Rheinmetall CEO exposed by NATO

Russia planned to assassinate Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, NATO official James Appathurai revealed, Reuters reported on July 11, 2024.

28 January 2025, 05:56 PM

Rheinmetall delivers first Lynx IFV to Ukraine

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has delivered a new KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to Ukraine, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 08:20 PM

Germany bankrolls massive ammo deal for Ukraine’s Gepard systems

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry ordered an additional batch of 180,000 rounds of 35mm HEI-T (High Explosive Incendiary with Tracer) ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft gun, German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall announced on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 02:19 PM

Rheinmetall signs deal to supply Ukraine with 155-mm artillery charges in January

German defense company Rheinmetall has signed a contract with Ukraine's Ministry of Defense to supply propellant charge modules for 155-mm artillery guns, the company announced in a press release on Dec. 18.

18 December 2024, 03:42 PM

Rheinmetall to deliver 20 Marder IFVs to Ukraine

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall will deliver 20 additional Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine in 2025, the company announced on Dec. 17.

17 December 2024, 08:25 PM

Ukrainian military displays advanced Skynex air defense system

The Ukrainian Air Force has released its first footage of Rheinmetall's Skynex air defense systems in action, known as the best "Shahed-killers" in its arsenal. The video was shared by Air Command West on Sep. 25.

25 September 2024, 03:45 PM

Ukraine to receive 8 more mobile hospitals from Germany's Rheinmetall plant

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has ordered eight additional mobile hospitals from Rheinmetall for the Armed Forces’ advanced surgical brigade as part of a German government initiative, the company reported on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 04:39 PM

Ukraine to receive Rheinmetall’s Lynx IFVs by end of 2024

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall plans to deliver the first batch of Lynx infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine by the end of 2024, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express wrote on Aug. 8, citing a report from the company.

9 August 2024, 02:11 AM

German Skynex air defense systems start protecting Ukrainian skies

German Skynex anti-aircraft artillery defense systems have started protecting the skies over Ukraine, Militarnyi portal reported on August 4.

5 August 2024, 10:48 AM

Berlin will not be cowed by Russian intimidation, says German Interior Minister

The German government is “taking reports of a plot to assassinate the chief executive of arms manufacturer Rheinmetall very seriously and will not be cowed by Russian intimidation,” the country’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said, Reuters reported on July 12.

12 July 2024, 08:22 PM

Rheinmetall receives largest-ever ammunition order

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has secured the largest order in its history — 155mm artillery shells for the Bundeswehr, worth EUR 8.5 billion ($9.1 billion), the company announced on June 20.

20 June 2024, 10:11 PM

Ukraine to receive a new German-made Frankenstein air defense tank

The top German arms company Rheinmetall will supply a new air defense Frankenstein tank, designed to shoot down Russian drones and missiles, to Ukraine, the Telegraph reported.

18 June 2024, 12:08 PM

Ukraine, Rheinmetall open first joint facility

An armored vehicle maintenance and production plant, established by Ukraine’s Ukroboronprom and Germany’s Rheinmetall on Ukrainian soil, is now operational, Ukrainian Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin announced on June 10.

11 June 2024, 02:07 AM

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