🎥 Behind the Scenes: Where Europe’s Tanks and Ammo Are Born

Описание: Inside Germany’s Rheinmetall: Europe’s Largest Ammunition and Armoured Vehicle Factory

This stock video footage offers a rare glimpse inside the largest production facility of German defence giant Rheinmetall, a cornerstone of Europe's growing defense industry. Located in Germany and employing over 2,800 people, the site plays a central role in the continent's efforts to scale up military readiness amid increasing global security concerns.

The visuals capture detailed scenes of ammunition production and packaging, as well as the assembly and refurbishing of armoured vehicles, reflecting the technological precision and industrial scale of modern European defence manufacturing. Rheinmetall is a key supplier for NATO and European armed forces, and its expanding operations highlight Germany’s pivotal role in strengthening the EU’s defence capabilities.

00:01 Exterior view of Rheinmetall in Unterlüß, Germany
00:08 Manufacturing of the test ammunition is always marked in blue. These rounds contain a reduced charge, sufficient to hit the target, but not powerful enough to cause substantial damage. Their purpose is strictly for training or testing, ensuring safety while still providing realistic operational conditions
01:05 After the powder is inserted into the ammunition casing, it is weighed to verify that the quantity is correct
01:25 Assembly Line for Test Ammunition Manufacturing
02:10 Exterior views of the hangar of small ammunition manufacturing
02:29 Manufacturing of the 35MM x 228 - PMD062 ammunition. AHEAD ammunition is designed to defeat a wide range of targets by the release of the subprojectiles just aheadof the targt
03:15 The ammunition is lubricated before being packaged
04:08 Encasing of a shrapnel-type ammunition casing
04:30 Drone shots of one of the main manufacturing hangars
05:30 Wide shot of a crane coming out of the hangar
05:39 Workers in the main hangar manufacturing various smaller components required for tank assembly
07:15 Assembly line for the gun barrels used in the Panther tanks
09:49 Welding assembly of the cabins that are part of the tanks
10:05 A finished cabin waiting to be delivered
10:11 Aerial views of the tank refurbishment hangar
10:35 Some tanks are brought in for refurbishment. Workers replace parts that are no longer functional or that have been upgraded since the tank was originally built, in order to make the tanks operational again
11:18 Assembly line for the Puma tanks
12:55 Tanks waiting to be delivered
13:09 Lynx Tank Production Line

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