Rheinmetall Opens Europe’s Largest Artillery-Shell Factory

Rheinmetall AG opened what will be Europe’s biggest ammunition factory after a slight delay as discussions about security guarantees for Ukraine gather steam and Germany sets out to massively expand its military.

At the plant’s official inauguration in Unterluess on Wednesday, Rheinmetall’s chief executive officer, Armin Papperger, said the company could build similar facilities in other NATO countries, “and thus build a pan-European defense ecosystem.”