Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) order backlog continues to swell, as it has secured two new contracts for its 155 mm Assegai artillery ammunition, worth nearly €60 million (R1.1 billion.)
RDM said in a press release that an international customer has ordered propellant charges worth around €40 million from RDM while another customer, a NATO state, has placed an order with Rheinmetall Denel Munition for 155 mm Assegai ammunition worth €17 million.
“We’re very pleased that two customers – including a NATO member state and a non-NATO country – have again placed their trust in our globally proven Assegai indirect fire technology”, said Jan-Patrick Helmsen, managing director of Rheinmetall Denel Munition. “As a systems maker, we work constantly to improve our cutting-edge technologies so that we can provide our customers’ soldiers with the very best, most reliable solutions possible.”
This new order signifies the growing demand for RDM’s ammunition from NATO and non-NATO forces.
The Assegai family of artillery ammunition can be fired from any NATO STANAG-compatible artillery system.
In January, a long-time NATO customer awarded Rheinmetall Denel Munition a framework contract for the supply of 155mm ammunition of the proven Assegai product line.
The order value is in the mid three-digit million EUR range. The framework agreement was concluded in December and has a term of five years. In the business, RDM will supply 155 mm M2005 V-LAP (velocity enhanced long range artillery projectile) rounds, M92 modular charges and various fuzes.
Six months ago (July 2022), an unnamed NATO customer placed an order with RDM to supply 155mm ammunition from the Assegai product line.
The new order comprises of the complete 155mm Assegai ammunition system, including fuses, different projectile types such as high-explosive service rounds, and Assegai artillery propelling charges.
Earlier in 2022, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Rheinmetall to supply an extensive package of ammunition worth several hundred million euros. The order encompasses ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles, main battle tanks, artillery, and decoy systems. Delivery is starting in 2023 and is to be complete by 2031.
In April 2021, RDM signed a ten-year agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop precision and long-range ammunition technology for future artillery operations.
