The CEO of German arms company Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, announced this weekend that its first arms factory in Ukraine is now operational, he said in an interview with Ukrainian media outlet TSN.
This plant is dedicated to the manufacture and maintenance of combat tanks and it is expected that, before the end of the year, production can begin there Lynx armored combat vehicles» said Papperger.
“We have a lot of good plans. The first factory is already operational”said the head of the arms giant, who explained that at present maintenance is offered to infantry fighting vehicles and tanks.
“Before the end of the year we will have in Ukraine the first ultra-modern Lynx infantry fighting vehicles”, he added.
The factory is the result of a very “productive” joint enterprise, in Papperger’s terms, in which Rheinmetall owns 51% of the shares.
Furthermore, the German company It is also building a gunpowder factory and another munitions factory in Ukraine.
“The third point is that we want to establish the production of air defense systems so you can defend yourself,” Papperger added.
