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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/bc/fb/bcfbe4439e9bbef526158e916af94238/funding-20symbolbild-1920x1080v1.png "(Source: Mohammed Hassan)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/49/78/4978ff9dbea15de343a95232a4ef6924/0132290829v1.jpeg "Work on the travel motor glider \"Taifun 17 H₂\": Research associate Jan Hußlein, engineer Tom Wollin, dean Prof. Dr. Johannes Paulus, and master’s student Sebastian Stenger (from left to right) (Source: Eva Kaupp | THWS)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/46/8d/468dc1b95d3506b9e163ec8bc7b9058f/bild-201-1672x940v1.png "(Source: AI-Generated / Gemini)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/34/04/3404f9381a137f50c68b42dd76875da1/swi499-20--20ic-20image-3837x2160v1.jpeg "(Source: SWINDON SILICON SYSTEMS LTD)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/28/9a/289aa7b22d6ee746edd407acf4113753/public-sector-and-defense-5120x2877v1.jpeg "(Source: Atos)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/8f/dd/8fdd666f6040a028b829cd75c2182afd/0132423962v1.jpeg "Among other things, Daimler Truck's Zetros is the subject of a potential major order from the Belgian Ministry of Defence. It involves over 1,000 tactical transport vehicles, as is being reported ... (Source: Daimler Truck)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/6c/22/6c2214595f175cac0cb8933c26d12cc6/2601-sonplas-vb-enforcetac-pic2-8057x4532v1.jpeg "Sonplas' customised assembly and production systems enable precise, reliable, and flexible serial manufacturing of technical components. (Source: Sonplas GmbH)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/75/fa/75faaf83c7d7b9870f5c6b58f961493d/dsc05636-2560x1441v1.png "Across NATO's eastern flank, a new wave of defence‑industrial cooperation is gaining speed. German drone and defence‑AI companies, led by Quantum‑Systems and Helsing, are shifting key parts of Europe’s UAV ecosystem into the operational reality of Ukraine’s contested airspace. Here, a swarm‑ready C4ISR drone backbone is beginning to take shape in support of NATO operations—one factory, one sortie, one data link at a time. (Source: Quantum Systems GmbH)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4e/ca/4ecaa39f247490eded591b652c33aee3/thilmann-hcp-web-20kleiner-20ausschnitt-1442x811v1.jpeg "Entering the defence market can be challenging for start-ups, says HCP Sense CEO Ansgar Thilmann. (Picture: HCP Sense)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7a/51/7a511b80041d3f1335f3a5aa56fe75da/delivery-7022432-1280-1280x720v1.png "(Source: Mohamed_hassan)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5e/18/5e184e4961f190c86a1ea3227104cab5/26pm03-20kompakte-20l-c3-b6sungen-20f-c3-bcr-20luft--20und-20raumfahrt-202-2362x1329v1.jpeg "(Picture: Keysight)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f3/4e/f34ed744bb30817d3432c7ad522e6f30/engine-1v1.jpeg "Engineering with aluminium profiles really can be this easy – the item Engineeringtool and its smart functions help you save valuable time. (Source: item)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/60/70/60700a139faf69c2e921022f7e9345f9/ammo-6845362-1280-1280x720v1.jpeg?v= "Symbol image: Legacy ammunition like artillery shells and bombs remains a major environmental and safety challenge across Germany. Rheinmetall’s new facility in Bavaria aims to address this issue on an industrial scale. (Source: Bild von Mark Scanland auf Pixabay)")
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Rheinmetall-Allee 1 ⎢ 40476 Düsseldorf ⎢ Deutschland ⎢
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/8c/cc/8ccc58c19a879f3c43def43700b73fb1/0126388975v1.jpeg?v= "Many countries are hoping for concentrated defensive power from Rheinmetall's 155-millimeter artillery shells. The war in Ukraine did the rest. Production of these shells is now being ramped up in Unterlüß in Lower Saxony. (Image:Rheinmetall)")
Article | Sep 3, 2025
Rheinmetall bullets go out into the world from Unterlüß
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f8/bd/f8bdf361672efeeabd0e63c192ab29b8/rheinmetall-830x467v1.jpeg?v= "Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic signed an LOI to jointly provide rapid-response launch services and expand Europe’s strategic space infrastructure. (Source: Image: Rheinmetall)")
Article | Sep 2, 2025
Rheinmetall and Andøya Space Sign LOI to Expand Civil and Military Space Operations
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/90/f6/90f6d2129a67a1a7dbf6097c7a31041f/rheinmetall-20erweitert-20lokale-20produktion-20in-20rum-c3-a4nien-833x469v1.jpeg?v= "rheinmetall-20erweitert-20lokale-20produktion-20in-20rum-c3-a4nien-833x469v1 (Source: Rheinmetall AG)")
Article | Aug 29, 2025
Rheinmetall Opens Europe’s Largest Ammunition Plant in Germany
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/62/10/6210cfaefe7c6a147b202894c8b83fb9/0121823763-1000x562v1.jpeg?v= "The company continues to expand its defence production footprint across Europe (Bild: Rheinmetall AG)")
Article | Aug 8, 2025
Rheinmetall posts record results in H1 2025 – Defence business up 36%
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/64/8c/648cf82d41e136de575ec57ff76425b6/rheinmetall-manr-768x432v1.jpeg?v= "RMMV’s new TGS-Mil Protected armoured logistics truck, unveiled at Mobility Days 2025, is available in 6x6 and 8x8 variants and designed to NATO protection standards. (Image: RMMV)
(Bild: Rheinmetall)")
Article | Jul 29, 2025
RMMV unveils new TGS-Mil Protected truck for modern military logistics
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a4/1a/a41abe44d20c241be4139a2d324d3bf2/0125368627v1.jpeg?v= "By integrating Anduril's Fury into Rheinmetall's Battlesuite system, each European country will be able to configure its own command and control systems and operational restrictions. But this is only part of the cooperation with Anduril Industries ... (Image:Anduril)")
Article | Jul 15, 2025
Rheinmetall and Anduril want to make Europe more sovereign
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/75/fa/75fa548ef0a1e00b7c118947ac8c6178/0125404919v1.jpeg?v= "Before the Ukraine war broke out, German armaments companies led a rather shadowy existence. Not least because the Bundeswehr was more or less bobbing along. But now Rheinmetall, Thyssenkrupp, Hensoldt & Co. are swimming on a wave of record orders. (Image:Stakkatoman)")
Article | Jul 2, 2025
How Germany's defense companies are reacting to the order boom
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/00/9e/009ed4f8851733a7a6ba8c6ba38478d2/0121502328v1.jpeg?v= "Strategic collaboration: Rheinmetall and the Croatian manufacturer Dok-Ing plan to jointly develop future remote-controlled unmanned military vehicles. (Image:Rheinmetall AG)")