Italy wants to order more than 550 tanks from Rheinmetall, and auxiliary equipment is also in the works
Kyiv • UNN
Italy plans to order more than 550 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles from German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall worth about 20 billion euros over 15 years.
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall is close to €20 billion in Italian defense orders. This was reported today by the German newspaper "Handelsblatt", citing sources in the company, UNN reports .
Details
The Italian government wants to buy 350 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles and more than 200 Panther tanks from the German company Rheinmetall.
The 15-year order is expected to cost about 20 million euros, part of which will be spent on equipment maintenance.
In addition, the order is likely to be supplemented by so-called auxiliary vehicles, which are needed to evacuate damaged tanks. According to reports, the contract may be officially signed as early as this week.
Recall
Rheinmetall receives a record order for 155-mm artillery ammunition: Ukraine is among the recipient countries.
This year, Rheinmetall will launch the production of Lynx infantry fighting vehicles in Ukraine.