currentdefencenews.com

Rheinmetall to Deliver 40mm Ammunition to Lithuania and Grenades to Estonia

currentdefencenews.com > News > Weapons and Munition > Rheinmetall to Deliver 40mm Ammunition to Lithuania and Grenades to Estonia

Rheinmetall won €33 million in Baltic defense orders — Estonia will get hand grenades (2026–2029), and Lithuania will receive 40mm HE fragmentation rounds (2026–2027). Both aim to bolster defenses amid Russia tensions.

Navy Considers Expanding Mine Inventory
March 19, 2026
India Targets 2028 for New Loitering Munition
March 18, 2026
Ananth, EndureAir Partner on Munitions
March 18, 2026
US Army Develops Next-Gen Barrels
March 17, 2026
EOS Wins Cannon-Based C-UAS Deal
March 17, 2026
Baykar Extends K2 Range to 2,000 km
March 17, 2026
German-Indian Tie-Up for Torpedo Production
March 12, 2026
Auto Plant Shifted to 155mm Shell Production
March 12, 2026
Sweden Cleared for HIMARS, GMLRS Deal
March 11, 2026
US Artillery Output Boosted by Hanwha
March 11, 2026
Angola’s Multi-Mission Warship Debuts
March 11, 2026
US Firm Invests in Israeli Drone Maker Aerodrome
March 10, 2026
US Unveils Rifle-Mounted Anti-Drone Laser
March 10, 2026
Bohdana Howitzer Production Expands to Poland
March 9, 2026
FN America Wins $9.9M Machine Gun Deal
March 9, 2026
Germany Plans 500 MARS 3 Rocket Systems
March 6, 2026
Netherlands Picks F21 Torpedo for Orka
March 5, 2026
India Plans 300 Dhanush Howitzers
March 5, 2026
UK Warship Neutralizes Drone Threats
March 2, 2026
US Marines Procure Scorpion Mortar
March 2, 2026
Macron to Set Out How France Nuclear Arms
March 1, 2026
Army Picks Textron for Drone Prototype
February 27, 2026
Rheinmetall Launches Smart Anti-Drone Gun
February 24, 2026
Rheinmetall FV-014 Hits Armored Target
February 20, 2026
BAE Adds IR Seeker to APKWS
February 20, 2026
Over 3 Million Mortar Fuzes Supplied to US…
February 18, 2026
Kuwait Opens First Ammo Factory
February 17, 2026
Germany Shows Interest in Piorun MANPADS
February 17, 2026
Estonia Orders 12 More Caesar Guns
February 16, 2026
Army Tests Next-Gen Rocket-Assisted Rounds
February 13, 2026
Slovakia to Supply SAM-120 Mortars
February 13, 2026
Pentagon Tightens Oversight on Arms Exports
February 12, 2026
Ukraine Debuts ‘Sunray’ Anti-Drone Laser
February 12, 2026
Hanwha, Estonia Partner on C-UAS Tech
February 11, 2026
Turkey, Egypt Seal $350M Defense Agreement
February 9, 2026
Pentagon Buys Bumblebee V2 C-UAS
February 9, 2026
Vietnam Signs $250M Rafael Deal
February 9, 2026
EU Enables Ukraine Loan for UK Arms
February 5, 2026
Denmark Procures Rheinmetall Ammunition for Air Defense and…
February 3, 2026
Poland Awards $1.65B Counter-Drone Deal to Kongsberg–PGZ Team
February 2, 2026
Boeing Selects Ferra to Manufacture HAAWC Wing Kits…
February 2, 2026
Netherlands Awards Rheinmetall Long-Term Hand Grenade Supply Contract
February 2, 2026
US Army Opens New 40mm Ammo Production Line
January 29, 2026
Automated Tracking Added to Russia’s SHORAD
January 29, 2026
Singapore, Epirus Partner on Anti-Drone Microwaves
January 28, 2026
Turkey Unveils 3,000-RPM Counter-Drone System
January 27, 2026
Romania Fields Low-Cost Counter-Drone System
January 23, 2026
Taiwan Reveals Arms List in Defense Budget
January 21, 2026
India Starts R&D on Anti-Drone Bullets
January 20, 2026
Turkey’s STM Secures First European Defense Deal
January 20, 2026
HERO-90 Munition Selected for Rapid Army Anti-Armor Testing
January 18, 2026
XM204 Anti-Tank Rounds Approved for Europe Deployment
January 17, 2026
Spanish Defense Manufacturing Facility to Be Developed by…
January 15, 2026
Joint Taiwan-US Initiative to Manufacture 155mm Artillery Rounds
January 15, 2026
Arad Rifles Issued to Israeli Defense Units
January 13, 2026
US Navy Awards $233M Torpedo Deal to Northrop
January 13, 2026
Saab to Deliver Trackfire RWS With C-UAS
January 12, 2026
DragonFire Laser Program Advances With Funding
January 8, 2026
Digital Safety Layer Added to Modern Munitions
January 8, 2026
Puma IFVs to Receive More 30mm Ammunition in…
January 7, 2026
Truck-Mounted Hurricane 3000 Details Surface in China
January 7, 2026
Rheinmetall, MBDA to Launch Laser Weapons JV
January 6, 2026
DefendAir System Selected by Israeli User
January 5, 2026
Kalyani Naval Guns Slated for 2026 Trials
January 1, 2026
Germany Orders 84 RCH 155 Howitzers
December 29, 2025
UK, Germany Ink $70M RCH 155 Artillery Deal
December 29, 2025
Aselsan Tolun Munition Tested on Turkish F-16
December 28, 2025
Beijing Targets US Firms Over Taiwan Arms
December 26, 2025
Italy Fields First Skynex Air Defense System
December 24, 2025
BAE Secures Ammo Deals With Sweden, Finland
December 23, 2025
Paraguay Fields Brazilian M108 Artillery
December 20, 2025
AeroVironment Delivers LOCUST Lasers to Army
December 19, 2025
Bohdana Howitzers to Use Mercedes-Benz Trucks
December 18, 2025
Washington Approves $11B Taiwan Arms Deal
December 18, 2025
EOS Secures $80M Korea Laser Defense Contract
December 16, 2025
Croatia Adds 18 Caesar MkII Howitzers
December 11, 2025
Switzerland Adopts SIG P320 as New Service Pistol
December 10, 2025
ZVS Signs Slovak Deal for $67B EU Ammo…
December 9, 2025
USMC Taps Teledyne to Field Rogue 1 Munition
December 8, 2025
USMC Expands Strike Power With Rogue 1 Munitions
December 7, 2025
US OKs $111.8M GBU-39B Bomb Sale to Korea
December 6, 2025
US Army Buys $200M in Anti-Drone Shells
December 5, 2025
US to Sell $2.7B Bomb Package to Canada
December 5, 2025
Lithuania Orders $148M Saab Mobile Air Defense
December 2, 2025
France Joins Loitering Arms Race With MUTANT XL
December 1, 2025
Rheinmetall, HK Team on Integrated Weapons
December 1, 2025
NATO Ally Buys Hundreds of HERO Loitering Munitions
November 28, 2025
India to Build HAMMER Precision-Guided Munitions
November 27, 2025
Nigeria Produces First Batch of 1,000 DG-103 Rifles
November 25, 2025
US Firm Debuts Acoustic Anti-Drone Tech
November 21, 2025
Albania to Acquire Elbit Artillery, Drones
November 19, 2025
Russia Debuts Anti-Drone Flamethrowers
November 18, 2025
Sweden Adds Robotic Weapon Hatch to Visby Ships
November 11, 2025
Turkey Fields First Homegrown SP Howitzer
November 11, 2025
Russia Deploys New Krasnopol-M2 Guided Artillery
November 9, 2025
Albania’s KAYO Cleared for Arms Production
November 7, 2025
ACS Exports Bullfrog Anti-Drone to Asia
November 6, 2025
India Grants $32.5M to Zen for Anti-Drone Tech
November 4, 2025
Indian Army Unveils Handheld Laser Weapon
November 4, 2025
Sweden Finishes Archer Upgrade Project
November 4, 2025
Iran Pledges to Rebuild Nuclear Sites
November 2, 2025
Bulgaria, Rheinmetall Open Joint Ammo Plant
October 29, 2025
Defense Pact Signed Between Malaysia and South Korea…
October 28, 2025
Indonesia and Rheinmetall Form Partnership to Develop Advanced…
October 24, 2025
Moog Launches New Lightweight Combat Turret
October 20, 2025
BAE Unveils Long-Range M109A7 Paladin
October 19, 2025
Leonardo DRS, KNDS Offer Caesar Howitzer to US…
October 16, 2025
AM General Revamps Hawkeye 105mm Howitzer
October 16, 2025
US Trials FN’s New 6.5mm Combat Weapons
October 10, 2025
BAE, Rheinmetall Build 120mm Gun for CV90120
October 9, 2025
Thales Sends Anti-Drone Rockets to Ukraine
October 8, 2025
EOS to Arm Redback IFVs With RWS
October 8, 2025
Paras Wins $5.2M Indian Anti-Drone Contract
October 8, 2025
New US Glide Kit Enables Ultra-Long Strike Missions
October 7, 2025
FN Wins Funding for Precision Grenade Launcher
October 6, 2025
India Deploys AK-630 Guns Near Borders
October 6, 2025
Italy Debuts AI-Driven 30mm Naval Turret
October 6, 2025
US Navy Plans Phalanx CIWS Upgrade Program
October 5, 2025
Cyprus Shows Tamnava Rockets at 2025 Parade
October 4, 2025
Pentagon Tests Drone Interceptors With Anduril
October 3, 2025
AI Weapon Bullfrog Enters Naval Drone Fight
September 30, 2025
Latvia Builds New Ammunition Plant
September 29, 2025
Taiwan Shows $1-Per-Shot Drone-Killer Laser
September 29, 2025
US Army Boosts MK22 Rifle Buy With $14M
September 26, 2025
US Army Orders $640M in 155mm Shells
September 26, 2025
Iran Debuts MIAAD 120mm Laser-Guided Mortar
September 25, 2025
Russia Shows New Sarma 300mm Rocket Variant
September 20, 2025
US Army to Field XM204 in Europe
September 19, 2025
US Clears Bomb Sale to Norway
September 18, 2025
US Clears $162M Torpedo Deal With Norway
September 18, 2025
UK Upgrades L111A1 Heavy Machine Guns
September 17, 2025
Rafael Unveils Largest Iron Beam Laser
September 16, 2025
PGZ, BAE Team Up on Shell Plant in…
September 15, 2025
Poland, Hanwha Broaden Defense Links
September 12, 2025
Belgium’s EVOLYS LMG Debuts in Britain
September 11, 2025
SMASH Sight Added to HMGs, Vehicles
September 9, 2025
Naval Base Washington Adds Full-Service Vehicle Hub
September 8, 2025
Robotican Drone Designed for Covert Indoor Strikes
September 8, 2025
TKMS Works With India on Next-Gen Naval Solutions
September 8, 2025
USAF Starts Falcon Peak Drone Defense Trials
September 7, 2025
US Army Vehicle Gets Counter-Drone Laser
September 7, 2025
Poland Buys US GBU-39B Bombs for F-35, F-16
September 5, 2025
US Army Receives First Laser Counter-Drone Arms
September 4, 2025
China Reveals Laser Weapon With Naval Potential
September 4, 2025
Saab Debuts Nimbrix Missile for Drone Swarms
September 2, 2025
Kalashnikov Launches Initial AM-17 Rifles
September 2, 2025
Taiwan to Get US MK 48 Torpedoes in…
September 1, 2025
Australia, UK Reveal New Low-Cost Copperhead Weapon
August 26, 2025
Bulgaria, Germany Launch $1B Defense Projects
August 26, 2025
MSM North America Plans Iowa Ammo Plant
August 25, 2025
Israel Buys $260M in Airborne Weapons
August 19, 2025
Asia-Pacific Orders SMASH 3000 Units
August 15, 2025
Poland Plans Sixfold Shell Output by 2027
August 13, 2025
Estonia Seeks $4B EU Defense Loan
August 12, 2025
Skyranger 30 Picked for Germany
August 12, 2025
Elbit wins $260M Israel arms deal
August 11, 2025
BDT UK Shows Rifles to Replace British L85
August 8, 2025
Slovak Firm Shows New Look for ‘Wolf’ Drone…
August 8, 2025
Thai Army Introduces Laser Weapon to Combat Drone…
August 5, 2025
Netherlands Becomes First NATO Member to Purchase US…
August 5, 2025
Aselsan unveils new tactical systems for comms and…
July 31, 2025
UK selects Cubic to provide live training weapon…
July 18, 2025
The United States and Ukraine Initiate Joint Gunpowder…
July 17, 2025
Spain to buy more than 200 self-propelled howitzers
July 15, 2025
New Handguns from the Czech Republic for German…
July 15, 2025
In support of the U.S. Army’s SGT Stout…
July 11, 2025
The HIMARS of the US Army will reach…
July 7, 2025
Taiwan increases its artillery strength by purchasing additional…
July 5, 2025
The US Army will receive light medium machine…
July 4, 2025
Poland spends $662 million to increase its output…
July 3, 2025
The first flight of South Korea’s indigenous minesweeping…
June 30, 2025
M-tron gets a $5.5 million contract to supply…
June 30, 2025
Northrop and Lithuania Extend Their Medium-Caliber Ammunition Manufacturing…
June 27, 2025
The Danish Navy Will Receive VIDAR Laser Rangefinders…
June 27, 2025
The New ARVE Mobile Artillery Undergoes Live-Fire Testing…
June 27, 2025
European military agrees to a $40 million counter-drone…
June 26, 2025
The US Navy Begins Work on a 400kW…
June 26, 2025
Canadian soldiers may use innovative battlefield technologies to…
June 25, 2025
Saab-Boeing Ground-Launched Bomb System to Receive Rocket Motors…
June 25, 2025
Order Placed for 25,000 Rounds of 40mm Ammunition…
June 20, 2025
Saab Selects Anduril Rocket Motor Systems to Develop…
June 20, 2025
First B61-13 Production Unit Finished Ahead of Planned…
June 16, 2025
Swedish Armed Forces Place New Order for BAE’s…
June 13, 2025
Rafael Reveals Iron Beam 450 With Larger Aperture…
June 13, 2025
Washington Orders Additional VAMPIRE Units for Broader European…
June 10, 2025
UK’s Next-Gen Air Defense System Could Be Delivered…
June 10, 2025
Military Sniper Units to Receive Latest Norwegian Optics
June 3, 2025
Poland’s Defense Upgrade Includes 120mm Tank Munitions
June 2, 2025
Rifle Accuracy Boost: Israeli Systems Approved for US
June 2, 2025
Israel Unleashes High-Powered Laser Weapon in Combat for…
May 30, 2025
Merz Says Germany, Ukraine to Jointly Produce Long-Range…
May 29, 2025
India, Germany Strike ‘Strategic Partnership’ on Ammo Production
May 23, 2025
Ukraine, KNDS Ink Joint Production of Automatic Gun…
May 23, 2025
US Approves Sale of 1,400 Precision Bombs to…
May 22, 2025
US Produces First B61-13 Nuclear Bomb Ahead of…
May 21, 2025
UK, Germany to Jointly Develop Over 2,000 Km…
May 19, 2025
S. Korea Eyes Upgrades to K9 Howitzers, Rocket…
May 16, 2025
Sweden, Nammo Sign $186-Million Ammo Production Deal
May 8, 2025
Northrop Debuts ‘Lumberjack’ Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone
May 2, 2025
Raytheon Coyote counter-drone interceptors will be made domestically…
April 22, 2025
With a $162 million contract with BAE, the…
April 17, 2025
Ukraine unveils a laser weapon capable of taking…
April 15, 2025
The ‘Scorpio-XR’ from BAE has twice the range…
April 11, 2025
Low-Cost ‘Sea Dart’ Unmanned Submarine Vehicle Unveiled by…
April 11, 2025
The United States Approves a $1 Billion Missile…
April 10, 2025
Future Weapons Development: UK-Australian Collaboration
April 7, 2025
Colombian Navy to Receive Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval…
March 19, 2025
Swiss Army to Receive Sturmgewehr 25 Assault Rifles…
March 14, 2025
Sale of $91 Million in Precision-Guided Weapons to…
March 13, 2025
Anduril secures a $642 million contract to supply…
March 12, 2025
Backpackable counter-explosive robots for the Australian Defense Forces
March 6, 2025
Altechna Joins Project to Create Europe’s First Independent…
March 6, 2025
This year, the US Army will deploy the…
March 3, 2025
US Army Awards $322 Million TOW Anti-Armor Missile…
February 24, 2025
New Picture of Top-Secret AIM-260 JATM Missile Released…
February 24, 2025
For its K9 artillery force, Norway purchases precision…
February 24, 2025
Romania Gets 400 Small Diameter Bombs in $84…
February 20, 2025
Wearable Counter-Drone Kit Introduced by DZYNE
February 19, 2025
Rheinmetall sells Mk82 bombs to Sweden for usage…
February 4, 2025
The Indian Army plans to spend $1 billion…
January 23, 2025
US Army Requests Switchblade Assault Drones for Unmounted…
January 21, 2025
Rheinmetall ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft gun is…
January 8, 2025
Saudi Arabia is approved for the purchase of…
January 6, 2025
The first set of BROLIS night combat tools…
January 2, 2025
In a $245 million agreement, Lockheed Martin will…
December 6, 2024
Turkish Company Set to Launch Ammunition Manufacturing Facility…
November 27, 2024
Sako to Supply Additional 22,500 AK 24 Rifles…
November 7, 2024
Development of Extended-Range Pinaka Moves Faster, DRDO Targets…
October 24, 2024

Leave a Reply Cancel reply