Company

Rheinmetall AG

Rheinmetall is an integrated technology group that supplies cross-domain systems to the security and defence industry on land, at sea, in the air and in space. ↗

Headquarters	Düsseldorf, Germany ↗
Founded	1889 ↗
Leadership	Armin Papperger, CEO ↗
Ownership	Public ↗
Website	www.rheinmetall.com/en ↗

Products

Rheinmetall builds the Puma infantry fighting vehicle for the Bundeswehr through the PSM joint venture with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, in which each holds 50 percent. ↗
Rheinmetall unveiled the KF51 Panther main battle tank, armed with a 130 mm gun, at Eurosatory 2022. ↗
Rheinmetall makes the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle. ↗
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land, a joint venture formed in 2019, manufactures Boxer and Challenger 3 vehicles for the British Army. ↗

Customers

The British Army is a customer for Boxer and Challenger 3 vehicles built by the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land joint venture. ↗
The Bundeswehr is a customer for Rheinmetall's military vehicles and ammunition, a relationship dating to 1956. ↗

Deals since 2020

Aug 202414

Rheinmetall AG buys Loc Performance Products

Vehicle specialist based in Plymouth, Michigan, with military and civilian customers

land systemsSource

UndisclosedClosed Nov 29, 2024

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Other acquisitions

Rheinmetall acquired a majority stake in Oerlikon Contraves, a supplier of combined cannon and guided missile systems, in 1999. ↗
Rheinmetall acquired the armour manufacturer Stork PWV from the Dutch conglomerate Stork. ↗
Rheinmetall acquired the German activities of Verseidag Ballistic Protection between 2010 and 2011. ↗
Rheinmetall took over the defence technology of BUCK System GmbH and formed BUCK Neue Technologien. ↗