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# Rheinmetall buys ammunition storage firm Muni Berka to scale shell output
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-10-rheinmetall-acquires-muni-berka/
- Published: 2025-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:01:21.000Z
- Description: Rheinmetall agreed to buy ammunition storage and disassembly firm Muni Berka, adding capacity for over one million 155mm shells as it scales to 1.5 million artillery projectiles a year by 2030. CEO Armin Papperger called it an investment in Germany's defence capability.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Rheinmetall press release, 10 December 2025](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/12/2025-12-10-rheinmetall-acquires-muni-berka?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the purchase price or confirm regulatory clearance has been granted.

**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/).

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