Employees work on Lynx fighting vehicles at a production line at the plant of German company Rheinmetall, which produces weapons and ammunition for tanks and artillery, during a media tour in Unterluess, Germany, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
Employees work on Lynx fighting vehicles at a production line at the plant of German company Rheinmetall, which produces weapons and ammunition for tanks and artillery, during a media tour in Unterluess, Germany, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
The logo of Rheinmetall is seen at a production line of German company Rheinmetall, which produces weapons and ammunition for tanks and artillery, during a media tour at the company’s plant in Unterluess, Germany, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
The logo of Rheinmetall is seen at a production line of German company Rheinmetall, which produces weapons and ammunition for tanks and artillery, during a media tour at the company’s plant in Unterluess, Germany, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
The logo of Rheinmetall is displayed at the Eurosatory international land and air defence and security trade fair in Villepinte, France, June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo
The logo of Rheinmetall is displayed at the Eurosatory international land and air defence and security trade fair in Villepinte, France, June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo

Italy plans 20 bln euro tank order from Germany's Rheinmetall, reports Handelsblatt

July 3rd, 2024 | 07:21 AM BUSINESS Aerospace & Defense 2

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By Reuters

Italy is planning to buy hundreds of tanks from Rheinmetall (RHMG.DE) in what would be the German defence group's biggest ever order, valued at around 20 billion euros ($21.50 billion), the Handelsblatt business daily reported on Wednesday, citing industry sources.

According to the plan, the Italian government would buy at least 350 Lynx armoured fighting vehicles and more than 200 Panther main battle tanks in an order spread over a 15-year period, Handelsblatt reported.

Rheinmetall did not deny the report when asked for comment and said it would comment in due course.

In June, a source close to the matter said Italian defence and aerospace group Leonardo (LDOF.MI) was in talks with Rheinmetall on a strategic alliance for tanks.

A Leonardo spokesman declined to comment on the Handelsblatt report, saying the matter was in the hands of the Italian government.

There was no immediate response to a request for a comment from the Italian government.

Shares in Leonardo surged 3.5% following the report and traded up 2.2% at 0745 GMT.

Rheinmetall is targeting record sales of 10 billion euros this year as its order books grow due to boosted defence spending in Europe in response to the war in Ukraine.

($1 = 0.9312 euros)

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