Bundeswehr places additional order with Rheinmetall for 120 mm tank ammo

Germany’s Bundeswehr has placed another order with Rheinmetall for 120 mm tank ammunition under its existing framework agreement, the company announced on 8 December 2025.

The order, which is worth several hundred million euros, covers both combat and training ammunition.

The Bundeswehr extended an existing framework contract with Rheinmetall for the supply of tank ammunition in July 2023, increasing the total value to around EUR 4 billion.

Until the end of 2030, the framework contract allows the procurement of several hundred thousand combat and training rounds of various types in the NATO 120×570 mm calibre, such as those fired by the main weapon of the Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT).

Rheinmetall stated that he order underscores its role as a major supplier to the Bundeswehr in the field of 120 mm tank ammunition and “reflects the armed forces’ efforts to replenish their stocks and increase their ammunition stocks considering the current security situation”.

Rheinmetall is the leading supplier of ammunition in this calibre to many countries that use the Leopard 2 MBT and its 120 mm smoothbore gun.