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Rheinmetall AG
Company type
Public (Aktiengesellschaft)
Traded as
FWB: RHM
FWB: RHMB (ADR)
OTC Pink Current: RNMBF
OTC Pink Current: RNMBY (ADR)
DAX component (RHM)
ISIN
DE0007030009
US76206K1079
Industry
Defence
Founded
13 April 1889; 135 years ago (1889-04-13)
Founder
Lorenz Zuckermandel
Headquarters
Düsseldorf
,
Germany
Key people
Armin Papperger (CEO and chairman of the executive board)
Ulrich Grillo (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Products
Automotive parts, military vehicles, autocannons, ATGMs, anti-aircraft defence systems, artillery, mortars, tank guns, munitions, ammunition, fuze systems, electronics
Revenue
€6.410 billion (2022)[1]
Operating income
€754 million (2022)[1]
Net income
€535 million (2022)[1]
Total assets
€8.089 billion (end 2022)[1]
Total equity
€3.083 billion (end 2022)[1]
Number of employees
33.700 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (55%)
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (51%)
Website
www.rheinmetall.com
Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Group was promoted to the DAX, Germany's leading share index, on March 20, 2023.[2] It is the fifth largest arms manufacturer in Europe, and produces a variety of armored fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, in both wheeled and tracked versions.
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The Rheinmetall MG60 is a general-purpose machine gun of West German origin. The weapon is a post-World War II derivative of the MG 45 experimental general-purpose...
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armament of all Leopard 2 tanks is a smoothbore 120 mm cannon made by Rheinmetall. This is operated with a digital fire control system, laser rangefinder...
Global Information
€6.410 billion (2022)[1]
€535 million (2022)[1]