Armin Papperger
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- 6d ago
UK Gun Hall in Telford restarts tank barrel production after 20 years
Rheinmetall UK has begun making barrels and breech components for 120 mm and 155 mm weapons at a Telford site, the first large-calibre weapon production on British soil in 20 years.
- Oct 8
France and Germany say joint MGCS tank project continues after Paris claims Berlin quit
Defence ministers Boris Pistorius and Catherine Vautrin said on Friday that the Main Ground Combat System is not dead, a day after France's chief of defence staff said Germany had decided to quit it.
- Aug 27
Rheinmetall and Hesse announce 270 million euro defense expansion in Kassel and Calden
The project will build a 30,000-square-meter logistics hub, a drone testing facility, and expanded manufacturing capacity for up to 500 Boxer armored vehicles per year.
- Jun 15
French budget cuts put MGCS tank project at risk after FCAS collapse, Rheinmetall CEO warns
Following the failure of the FCAS fighter jet, France is planning substantial MGCS budget cuts, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger said. The joint Franco-German tank programme could follow FCAS into collapse.