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What does Rheinmetall make?

Rheinmetall of Düsseldorf is Europe’s ammunition and land-systems powerhouse — $5.5B in arms revenue in 2023 (SIPRI), up 10% on Ukraine-driven demand. It makes the 120mm gun arming Leopard 2 tanks, the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle, Skyranger air-defense systems and vast quantities of 155mm artillery shells.

At a glance

Company	Rheinmetall
Country	Germany
Headquarters	Düsseldorf
Arms revenue, 2023	$5.5 billion (2023)

Flagship systems

120mm smoothbore tank gun
Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle
Puma IFV (joint venture)
Skyranger/Skynex air defense
155mm artillery ammunition

Notable customers

German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr)
Ukraine
Hungary
Australia
Lithuania

Sources3 sources

SIPRI Top 100 2023 (Dec 2024); Company public reporting; Defense News

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What does Rheinmetall make?

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