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# Rheinmetall starts full-rate Hero loitering munition output in Sardinia
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-08-rheinmetall-hero-loitering-munition-sardinia/
- Published: 2025-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:00:26.000Z
- Description: Rheinmetall, with Israel's UVision, began full-rate series production of Hero loitering munitions at RWM Italia's Sardinian sites. The order backlog exceeds EUR 200 million across eight customers.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Rheinmetall press release, 8 October 2025](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/10/2025-10-08-series-production-of-loitering-munition-in-italy?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish how much of the munition's core technology is built in Italy rather than sourced from Israel.

**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)