Rheinmetall to build huge powder plant in Bavaria
Europe finally remembered that artillery shells don't fly on good vibes alone, so Rheinmetall is breaking ground in picturesque Bavaria.
The German defense contractor picked the quiet Bavarian town of Aschau am Inn to drop a massive 90-hectare propellant factory. Groundbreaking starts this summer for what is set to become one of Europe's largest gunpowder hubs.
For decades, Western defense policy ran on the bizarre assumption that massive artillery duels were dead forever. Then reality hit, and everyone discovered that almost nobody on the continent makes enough propellant to sustain modern artillery fire. While governments drafted endless white papers, Rheinmetall simply decided to lock down the entire supply chain — from primers and shell casings right down to the raw explosives.
Peace dividends are officially over when the idyllic Bavarian countryside starts smelling like heavy artillery production.
Source: BMVg
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