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# KNDS inaugurates new 155mm shell production line in Belgium
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-04-knds-belgium-155mm-plant/
- Published: 2025-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:09.000Z
- Description: KNDS Belgium inaugurated a third, automated 155mm shell production line at Petit Roeulx lez Nivelles, with about six months of 2026 output reserved for Belgian Defence orders.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [KNDS press release, 4 November 2025](https://knds.com/en/press-releases/inauguration-of-a-new-155-mm-artillery-shell-production-unit-at-knds-belgium-a-major-strengthening-of-belgian-and-european-industrial-capacity?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not state the investment value or the new line's annual shell capacity.

**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; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)