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Armin Papperger, Chairman of the Executive Board (CEO) of Rheinmetall AG, during the annual press conference on March 12, 2025 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
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A Ukrainian soldier holds an FPV drone at arm’s length during military exercises on March 15, 2025 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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A view of a Leopard 2 tank at a production line as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a new munitions factory of German defence contractor Rheinmetall on February 12, 2024 in Unterluess, Germany. The war in Ukraine has been a boon to Rheinmetall as Germany seeks to provide Ukraine with munitions, including artillery shells, and also increase its own supply.
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German designated chancellor and leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Friedrich Merz speaks to the media the day after the Hamburg city-state election on March 03, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Merz is under pressure to negotiate the formation of the next federal government coalition quickly in order to help strengthen Europe's position over defence and its relationship to the USA.
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(Back row left to-right): Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Petr Fiala; (Middle row left to right) Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; (Front row left to right) France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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Armin Papperger, chief executive officer of Rheinmetall AG, during the Federation of German Industries (BDI) conference in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Germany's business outlook declined for the first time in five months a sign that the gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy faces headwinds.
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