Innovation

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

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

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

Satellite images have long been indispen­sable for civil and military applications. In cooperation with the Finnish company ICEYE, Rheinmetall already has access to state-of-the-art technology. With its newly established Space department, the corporation is setting the strategic course for this important market. The newly founded department with a focus on space does not even have

With a striking modern design and an aggressive design language, Rheinmetall gives its military utility and armoured vehicles an unmistakable look, and thus making the company the pioneer of an entire industry. Hardly any other military vehicle characterises the image of international armed forces more than the MAN KAT1. Originally created in 1962 as a

In 1927, Rheinmetall presented an electrically powered calculator for the first time at the Leipzig Spring Fair. What began as compensation for the severely restricted armaments production after the Great War developed into an internationally demanded product portfolio during the Weimar Republic. An excursion into the early mechanisation of office work. Typewriters instead of ammunition