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# Rheinmetall breaks ground on EUR 300 million Lithuania ammunition plant
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-04-rheinmetall-lithuania-ammunition-plant/
- Published: 2025-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:13.000Z
- Description: Rheinmetall broke ground on a EUR 300 million, 340 hectare 155mm artillery ammunition plant in Baisogala, Lithuania, via its joint venture Rheinmetall Defence Lietuva, due to start operating in 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Rheinmetall press release, 4 November 2025](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/11/2025-11-04-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-munitions-factory-in-lithuania?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not confirm the plant has begun production; qualification and ramp up run through 2026 and 2027.

**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)