Rheinmetall Denel Munition ,a subsidiary of Rheinmetall, wins largest ever order in its history for artillery ammunition . Rheinmetall group as a whole aims to produce 1.5 million 155mm shells by 2027

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1. RDM is the South African subsidiary of Rheinmetall, and the order goes towards a European NATO country

   South Africa has objected in the past to its shells being exported or re-exported to Ukraine, but the order can be used to replenish domestic stocks,

   which ends up having a similar effect as sending them directly to Ukraine, since many NATO countries have a minimum stockpile of shells that they can’t send to Ukraine.

   The RDM shells can be used to fill up that stockpile above the minimum level, allowing non-South African shells from the stockpile to be sent to Ukraine

   or they can be exchanged with Turkey or Pakistan for their 155mm shells

   **BUT the most interesting part is how Rheinmetall QUIETLY raised its 2027 production target**

   from 1.1 million shells target a month ago

   [https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/06/2025-06-03-rheinmetall-receives-major-international-orders-for-155mm-artillery-ammunition](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/06/2025-06-03-rheinmetall-receives-major-international-orders-for-155mm-artillery-ammunition)

   to 1.5 million shells target now

   [https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/07/2025-07-03-rheinmetall-wins-major-order-for-artillery-ammunition](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/07/2025-07-03-rheinmetall-wins-major-order-for-artillery-ammunition)

   Paperger mentioned a couple months ago that they officially aim for 1.1 million shells per year by 2027 but if orders are strong, even 1.5 million are doable

   **now its official**

2. Wondering how the contracts and production capacities were organized over 100 years ago so that in WW1 countries had enough stocks to use ~1,7 billion shells.

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