Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Denmark are acquiring Rheinmetall's Skyranger 30 mobile air-defense cannons

June 16

Rheinmetall's Skyranger 30 mobile air-defense cannon use a 30mm rapid-fire cannon with programmable airburst munitions (like Rheinmetall's AHEAD/KETF ammunition) coupled with surface-to-air missiles for longer-range targets

Rheinmetall has acquired another 11% of the shares in software developer blackned, now controls 51%

May 29

Rheinmetall, based in Bremen, has acquired another 11% of the shares in the Bavarian software developer blackned by means of a share purchase agreement. With this acquisition, Rheinmetall intends to control 51% and thus the majority of blackned, so far held a 40% stake in blackned.

Nokia and blackned team to create next-generation deployable tactical networks

May 29

Finland’s Nokia and German company blackned, in which Rheinmetall holds a 51% stake, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create advanced deployable tactical networks for the defence sector

Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks project officially launched

April 23

The European Commission-funded Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks (FMBTech) project has been officially launched, Thales, which is co-ordinating the effort, announced on 22 April 2025