German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius speaks at a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany has signed contracts with Rheinmetall to restart the production of ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft guns it has delivered to Kyiv, German Defense minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday.
“We will quickly start our own production of Gepard ammunition at Rheinmetall. I am very happy we have been able to guarantee the delivery of this important part of air defense,” Pistorius said before a meeting with NATO ministers in Brussels.
Germany has been trying for months to find new munitions for the Gepard anti-aircraft guns which its own military had decommissioned in 2010.
Reporting by Bart Meijer and Sabine Siebold; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten
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