Rheinmetall Denel Munition, una consociata di Rheinmetall, vince il più grande ordine di sempre nella sua storia per le munizioni di artiglieria. Il gruppo Rheinmetall nel suo insieme mira a produrre 1,5 milioni di gusci da 155 mm entro il 2027
RDM wins largest ever order in its history for artillery ammunition
di Straight_Ad2258
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What country ordered it?
RDM is the South African subsidiary of Rheinmetall, and the order goes towards a European NATO country
South Africa has objected in the past to its shells being exported or re-exported to Ukraine, but the order can be used to replenish domestic stocks,
which ends up having a similar effect as sending them directly to Ukraine, since many NATO countries have a minimum stockpile of shells that they can’t send to Ukraine.
The RDM shells can be used to fill up that stockpile above the minimum level, allowing non-South African shells from the stockpile to be sent to Ukraine
or they can be exchanged with Turkey or Pakistan for their 155mm shells
**BUT the most interesting part is how Rheinmetall QUIETLY raised its 2027 production target**
from 1.1 million shells target a month ago
[https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/06/2025-06-03-rheinmetall-receives-major-international-orders-for-155mm-artillery-ammunition](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/06/2025-06-03-rheinmetall-receives-major-international-orders-for-155mm-artillery-ammunition)
to 1.5 million shells target now
[https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/07/2025-07-03-rheinmetall-wins-major-order-for-artillery-ammunition](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/07/2025-07-03-rheinmetall-wins-major-order-for-artillery-ammunition)
Paperger mentioned a couple months ago that they officially aim for 1.1 million shells per year by 2027 but if orders are strong, even 1.5 million are doable
now its official
with Rheinmetall raising its 2027 target from 1.1 to 1.5 million, European NATO 155mm shell production should be above 2.4 million by 2027
early this year, the following production targets for 2026 were recorded
>By 2026, projected annual output includes:
>Rheinmetall (Germany): 750,000 shells, with a goal of 1.1 million by 2027
>BAE Systems (UK): 500,000
>STV (Czechia): 150,000
>Nexter-KNDS (France): 100,000+ plus nearly 100,000 casings
>PGZ (Poland): targeting 150,000
[https://united24media.com/latest-news/europes-artillery-production-skyrockets-poised-to-overtake-russia-and-rival-china-by-2026-7873](https://united24media.com/latest-news/europes-artillery-production-skyrockets-poised-to-overtake-russia-and-rival-china-by-2026-7873)
**this of course assumes the other 4 large companies dont raise production between 2026 and 2027**
i think 3 million 155mm production will be reached by 2027
add to this possible imports from Pakistan, Turkey, South Korea, India, and other shell production besides 155mm, and it should be close to 5 million shells available for European NATO by 2027
That’s great. Though it also shows that in future, we should never build defense production in any non-EU country. We cannot afford non-member countries telling us how we can use our weapons. And any procurement from outside the EU should be with the express condition that the country of origin waves all rights on deciding what will be done with the weapons.
This stock printed me good money. Fate seems obstined to continue.