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German Parliament Awards Rheinmetall Contract for Attack Drone Brigade in Lithuania

The German parliament on Wednesday awarded defense giant Rheinmetall a contract to supply attack drones to the military, with the weapons going to a German brigade deployed in Lithuania, a lawmaker told AFP.

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The German parliament on Wednesday awarded defense giant Rheinmetall a contract to supply attack drones to the military, with the weapons going to a German brigade deployed in Lithuania, a lawmaker told AFP.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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The Bundeswehr Brigade in Lithuania will receive new fighting drones from the Rheinmetall group. The flying objects are so-called Loitering ammunition.

·Germany
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The German parliament has approved a €300 million contract for arms company Rheinmetall to supply kamikaze drones to the country’s armed forces, according to the Financial Times. The Bundestag’s budget committee has given the green light to the deal, under which the Düsseldorf-based tank and artillery manufacturer is set to follow in the footsteps of two […] The article Rheinmetall wins €300 million order for drones from the German army first ap…

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Following the contracts with the start-up companies Stark Defence and Helsing, the budget committee of the Bundestag also approved a third contract with the armaments group Rheinmetall for the procurement of Loitering ammunition. As with the two previous contracts, these systems, commonly referred to as kamikaze drones, are subject to the requirement of parliamentarians to cap the total order value to one billion euros and also to make calls fro…

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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