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# Rheinmetall and Latvia agree EUR 275 million 155mm ammunition factory JV
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-25-rheinmetall-vak-latvia-ammunition-factory/
- Published: 2025-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:01:33.000Z
- Description: Rheinmetall and Latvia's state defence corporation VAK signed an MoU for a EUR 275 million 155mm artillery shell factory, Rheinmetall holding 51 percent. Construction starts spring 2026, creating at least 150 jobs.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Rheinmetall press release, 25 September 2025](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/09/2025-09-25-latvia-orders-ammunition-factory-from-rheinmetall?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** The MoU does not yet commit construction financing or confirm the exact plant site inside Latvia.

**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)