Rheinmetall to Build Large-Scale Munition Disposal Facility in Bavaria

Munition Disposal Rheinmetall to Build Large-Scale Facility for Legacy Ammunition Disposal in Bavaria

2025-09-08 Source: Press release 1 min Reading Time

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Rheinmetall is expanding its capabilities in the disposal of legacy and surplus munitions. A new facility in Bavaria will process large volumes of unexploded ordnance from World War stockpiles as well as surplus NATO munitions, with operations scheduled to begin in early 2026.

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) — 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)

Rheinmetall plans to establish a large-scale facility for the disposal of legacy ammunition on the Lerchenberg site in the district of Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria. The initiative responds to growing demands for the safe and environmentally sound disposal of munitions originating both from the two World Wars and from surplus military stockpiles.

Estimates suggest that around 1.6 million tonnes of unexploded ordnance remain on the seabed of the North and Baltic Seas alone, including artillery shells, sea mines and aerial bombs. Across Germany and formerly occupied territories, more than 2 million tonnes of bombs were dropped during World War II, with southern Germany alone believed to still contain over 20,000 tonnes of unexploded munitions requiring clearance and disposal.

The Lerchenberg site, covering approximately 41 hectares, was formerly used as a Bundeswehr depot and offers 32 bunkers capable of storing up to 900 tonnes of net explosive mass. Rheinmetall plans to integrate the facility into its Projects & Services division, with operational start-up scheduled for early 2026.

The project follows Rheinmetall’s acquisition in April 2025 of Stascheit GmbH, a specialist company for the detection, analysis, recovery and disposal of munitions, particularly in the context of offshore wind farm construction. The new Bavarian facility will complement Stascheit’s existing activities, significantly expanding Rheinmetall’s role in ammunition disposal across Germany and beyond.

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