The Volkswagen Factory in Osnabrückwhose future is being much discussed due to speculation about a possible sale, could become a military production plant. Armin Papperger, Executive Director of the Rheinmetall Armament manufacturer, suggested Wednesday that The site would be “very appropriate” to manufacture combat vehicles, In case the appropriate conditions are given.
Papperger, who was optimistic about the growth of Rheinmetall’s sales by 2025, commented that the company is considering reusing some of its own automotive facilities to manufacture defense equipment ,.
Papperger also stressed that Rheinmetall maintains Constant conversations with Volkswagen due to their collaboration in the manufacture of military trucks. Although there is no definite plan for the Osnabrück plant, the manager said the process could move quickly if the conditions were adequate.
“One thing is clear: Before building a new tank factory in Germany, of course we will study it“He said, noting that they could even sell their automotive division Power Systems if they received an attractive offer.
Papperger’s statements occur two weeks after Rheinmetall will announce your intention to convert two of its own automotive factories to focus mainly on the production of defense equipment. In addition, he indicated that this change of approach could be extended in the future to other plants of the company.
For its part, Oliver BlumeVolkswagen CEO also said last Tuesday in an interview with the ZDF chain that, although there have been no deep conversations with the Osnabrück’s future defense industry, there are Wide possibilities to explore different options.
According to Indra
Besides, Indra The Expansion of his collaboration with Rheinmetalll for the update of the Leopard 2A6 E tank tank system, used by the Spanish army. The goal is Incorporate “avant -garde technologies” to adapt this tank model to the “future C4I solutions” (Command, control, communications, computing and intelligence systems), which will be integrated into the combat platforms of the future.
Indra recalled in a statement that, together with Rheinmetall Electronics, he produced the combat system (fire control and C4I) for all the Leopard 2A6 E of the Spanish army. The new agreement strengthens the cooperation between both companies in the production and maintenance of fire control systems and C4I.
