Rheinmetall Group has reported considerable growth in sales and a new record for the operating result for the first half of 2021. Thanks in particular to a significant recovery in the business with civilian products, the technology group has succeeded in nearly doubling its operating result on an annual basis. At the same time, Rheinmetall has achieved a significant sales record in the military segment, both in Germany and abroad. Major orders for military vehicles worth nearly €2Bn were acquired in the first half of the year.
Rheinmetall is now presenting half-year figures for the first time since its strategic reorientation at the beginning of the year, which reflect the new five-division structure following the scrapping of the former segmentation. With this new positioning, Rheinmetall is focusing more on forward-looking technologies and business areas with high potential for a sustained increase in value. The previous small-and large-bore pistons business will not be continued and is being sold.
Juergen Hensel
![Under a new multi-year framework contract with Rheinmetall the Royal Netherlands Army will be able to procure different types of hand grenades flexibly and in line with its requirements throughout the entire term of the contract. [Rheinmetall]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Hand-grenades-Rheinmetall-Kopie-218x150.jpg "Rheinmetall signs framework contract with Dutch army for production of hand grenades")
