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Eleanor Butler

Rheinmetall secures €770mn order from German army amid defence boom

Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has placed an order with Rheinmetall for around 1, 400 military logistics vehicles, valued at €770 million.

The Düsseldorf-headquartered defence firm said in a statement on Monday that the deal includes 963 vehicles with swap-body systems, which have interchangeable containers. It also includes 425 unprotected transport vehicles (UTVs), which are non-armoured trucks used in low-risk areas.

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