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https://formiche.net/2025/05/dalle-auto-alla-geopolitica-cosi-lindustria-tedesca-mira-alla-difesa-e-allo-spazio/
There is a Germany that is once again looking at geopolitics, but it does so with its feet firmly on the ground and its eyes on space. A Germany that, while trying to move away from the monoculture of the automobile, repositions its industry at the center of the continent's major strategic supply chains. This is where Rheinmetall's trajectory fits in, as the defense giant has become the main European champion of industrial reconversion in recent months. From converted automotive plants for the production of armored vehicles to the creation of new production lines for satellites, Berlin seems determined to take serious action. This is a silent but profound shift, which says a lot about how Germany is trying to get its production machine moving again.
The change in pace can be seen in concrete choices. After converting part of the plants in Berlin and Neuss-once dedicated to the automotive sector
—Rheinmetall is now looking with interest at the historic Volkswagen plant in Osnabrück, considered "very suitable" for the production of military vehicles. However, the company is not limiting itself solely to the production of armaments and is also targeting another strategic sector for European competitiveness: space. In recent days, Rheinmetall announced the creation of a joint venture with the Finnish company Iceye to build Sar (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites, capable of observing the Earth's surface with millimetric precision, day and night, under any atmospheric conditions. Production will be located at the same site in Neuss, confirming a strategy that is now evident, aimed at transforming the old automotive hubs into new centers for the European strategic industry.
https://formiche.net/2025/05/dalle-auto-alla-geopolitica-cosi-lindustria-tedesca-mira-alla-difesa-e-allo-spazio/
There is a Germany that is once again looking at geopolitics, but it does so with its feet firmly on the ground and its eyes on space. A Germany that, while trying to move away from the monoculture of the automobile, repositions its industry at the center of the continent's major strategic supply chains. This is where Rheinmetall's trajectory fits in, as the defense giant has become the main European champion of industrial reconversion in recent months. From converted automotive plants for the production of armored vehicles to the creation of new production lines for satellites, Berlin seems determined to take serious action. This is a silent but profound shift, which says a lot about how Germany is trying to get its production machine moving again.
The change in pace can be seen in concrete choices. After converting part of the plants in Berlin and Neuss-once dedicated to the automotive sector
—Rheinmetall is now looking with interest at the historic Volkswagen plant in Osnabrück, considered "very suitable" for the production of military vehicles. However, the company is not limiting itself solely to the production of armaments and is also targeting another strategic sector for European competitiveness: space. In recent days, Rheinmetall announced the creation of a joint venture with the Finnish company Iceye to build Sar (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites, capable of observing the Earth's surface with millimetric precision, day and night, under any atmospheric conditions. Production will be located at the same site in Neuss, confirming a strategy that is now evident, aimed at transforming the old automotive hubs into new centers for the European strategic industry.
