Rheinmetall Invests EUR 20 Million to Expand Albacete Production Capacity

By Public Technologies
  • Rheinmetall invested about EUR 20 million to expand production at its Albacete site in Spain under its Firepower project.
  • Subsidiary Rheinmetall Expal Munitions will commission the site's new medium-caliber production line in October 2026.
  • Annual medium-caliber capacity will reach about 1,200,000 projectiles and 1,800,000 cartridge cases.
  • The site's workforce is set to increase to about 300 employees from roughly 210.
  • Expanded annual mortar production capacity will reach 40 Dual-Eimos systems and more than 650 mortars.


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