Technology

Hamburg is becoming a maritime defence technology centre: with the establishment of its new Naval Systems division, Rheinmetall is strengthening its position as a full-range supplier for surface vessels. The site in the Hanseatic city is set to become a competence centre for autonomous and unmanned maritime systems – and is providing solutions to the

The RH1411 artillery shell is one of the most advanced 155 mm projectiles in the world. Rheinmetall will be manufacturing this type of ammunition in even greater quantities in future. A closer look at the technology reveals what makes this product so successful. Many names, one projectile family Within NATO, 155 mm shells are the

Rheinmetall exported its first products at the end of the 19th century. Today, the technology and defence corporation generates about 70 percent of its sales abroad. An excursion through the eventful history of Rheinmetall’s internationalisation. Popular rapid-fire gun While the High Command of the German Army initially decided against purchasing Rheinmetall’s innovative recoilless gun around

What do a Soviet space capsule, a Japanese auxiliary heater, and an American fuel cell truck have in common with a Polish record player? The answer to this seemingly difficult question is that all of them mightcontain electric motors from the Rheinmetall plant in Hartha. For over 100 years, electric motors have been manufactured in

Combustion engine or electric drive? Both concepts score points beyond pure figures, data, and facts with emotional moments and a high level of driving pleasure. The duel between the two rivals is almost inevitably heading for a tie. Combustion engine A combustion engine isn’t just started; it’s more or less awakened to life. In idle

Military operational readiness requires a resilient energy infrastructure. In the event of an invocation of the EU’s mutual defence clause or NATO’s Article 5, European nations can ill afford to rely on fragile supply chains for fossil fuels. So why not instead produce e-fuels on a large scale independently and locally? This is about a

What was originally developed for air defence against drones and enemy missiles is now also helping to protect endangered birds of prey from wind turbines. With its AI-based anti-collision system AVES, the Husum-based start-up ProTecBird is a leader in Europe – thanks not least to software components from Rheinmetall. The white-tailed eagle, Germany’s national bird