BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Denmark on Monday took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory, highlighting European efforts to ramp up weapons production as Russia’s war in Ukraine escalates.
The factory, which defense company Rheinmetall is building at an existing site in Unterluss in northern Germany, is expected to eventually produce about 200,000 artillery shells a year, as well as other components, including explosives and possibly warheads. . Rheinmetall will incur costs of approximately 300 million euros ($324 million).
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