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# Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall expand missile centre of excellence MoU
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-04-30-lockheed-rheinmetall-missile-centre/
- Published: 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:03:01.000Z
- Description: Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall expanded their 2024 memorandum into a joint centre of excellence to manufacture and distribute rockets and missiles, based in Germany and led by Rheinmetall. The plan still needs US and German government approval.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Rheinmetall press release, 30 April 2025](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/04/lockheed-martin-and-rheinmetall-to-join-forces-on-centre-of-excellence-for-european-security?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** The announcement names no contract value, funding figure or confirmed site, and remains subject to government approval.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)