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| European Leaders Launch New Ammunition Plant to Keep up With Ukraine War Demand | |
| 2024-02-13 | |
| [Breitbart] The leaders of Germany and Denmark joined in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory on Monday, underlining Europe’s efforts to ramp up its weapons production as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on. The plant being built by defense company Rheinmetall at its existing site in Unterluess in northern Germany is expected eventually to produce around 200,000 artillery shells per year along with explosives and possibly other components, including warheads. Rheinmetall is shouldering the cost of about 300 million euros ($324 million). Rheinmetall said that production at the site will primarily meet the needs of Germany’s military, the Bundeswehr. The company said the priority is to start production as soon as possible and it expects construction to take about a year. Russia´s arms industry far outweighs Ukraine´s, and Kyiv has relied on Western help to match Moscow´s firepower. But the 27-nation EU´s plans to produce 1 million artillery rounds for Ukraine have fallen short, with only about a third of the target met. The war in Ukraine heightened anxiety in Germany about the preparedness of its own armed forces, prompting Scholz days after the Russian invasion to announce what he called a “turning point” in military spending. Germany plans to spend 2% of its gross domestic product this year, an aim NATO allies set themselves a decade ago, after long falling short.
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Waiting for the Dutch to block because the ammo might be used to violate rights somewhere. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-02-13 15:57 |
| #2 Scholz days after the Russian invasion to announce what he called a “turning point” in talking up military spending rather than doing anything. FIFY |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-02-13 15:40 |
| #1 the 27-nation EU´s plans to produce 1 million artillery rounds for Ukraine have fallen short, with only about a third of the target met. and - EU Signs $500-Million Arms-For-Ukraine Deal to Make More Shells and Missiles Compared to the US plan for $60 billion. But - The war in Ukraine heightened anxiety in Germany about the preparedness of its own armed forces, prompting Scholz days after the Russian invasion to announce what he called a “turning point” in military spending. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2024-02-13 13:17 |