Overview

• Rheinmetall announced roughly €1 billion in investments via two joint ventures to build a munitions factory in Bulgaria to produce 155‑millimeter NATO‑spec ammunition.
• The company said contract signatures and additional details for the Bulgaria project are expected within about three weeks.
• Rheinmetall is inaugurating a new artillery‑ammo facility in Unterlüß, Germany, with plans to produce about 25,000 rounds this year and 350,000 in 2027.
• Including output from other sites, the group is targeting production of about 1.5 million 155‑millimeter shells in 2027.
• A court‑approved anti‑war protest camp opened in Cologne as political leaders including Lars Klingbeil, Boris Pistorius and NATO chief Mark Rutte were expected at the Unterlüß event.