The network includes Rheinmetall Automecanica, further local Rheinmetall activities, as well as a new center of excellence for training and further education.
Rheinmetall also works with Uzina Automecanica Moreni, Interactive Software SRL and MarcTel-SIT. These partnerships will promote local procurement and assembly processes and will foster the integration of Romanian expertise into the production chain.
“The initiative focuses on local production of the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle at Rheinmetall Automecanica, with a robust supply chain and a reduced dependency on external suppliers. Rheinmetall Munitions Romania will manufacture medium-caliber ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles and air defense, while Victoria Explosive Powder Factory will produce the propellants, for which Rheinmetall is providing expertise and technology for a propylene plant,” Rheinmetall said in a statement.
Local service facilities will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance and support for military equipment, thus always ensuring operational readiness.
The Rheinmetall Excellence Center in Romania is to ensure the transfer of critical know-how to the local workforce. Equipped with cutting-edge simulators and comprehensive training programs, the center will provide Romanian employees with practical experience and technical expertise in the operation, maintenance and development of advanced defense technologies, particularly in relation to the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle.
The Rheinmetall Group has about 40,000 employees and sales of nearly EUR10 billion, as well as 174 production facilities.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)