Rheinmetall Agrees To Major Ammunition Supply Arrangement

January 26 2011

Netherlands

Germany's Rheinmetall Group says it has reached a framework agreement to supply the Royal Dutch Armed Forces with several types of ammunition, Defense News reports.

The contract covers 44 types of projectiles, including middle- and large-caliber, as well as pyrotechnic ammunition, according to the Defense Dept. in the Netherlands.

Initial deliveries for the Dutch PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers will take place this year.

Rheinmetall, based in Dusseldorf, anticipates that...

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