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Headquarters

Vienna, United States of America

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Production plant

East Camden, AR 71701, United States of America

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Fuze production plant

North Windham, ME 04062, United States of America

American Rheinmetall Munitions, Inc.

Next-generation lethality for the U.S. Armed Forces

About us

American Rheinmetall Munitions, Inc.* (ARM) is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, with production facilities in Camden, Arkansas, and Windham, Maine. The company is part of Rheinmetall’s Weapon and Ammunition division and has been bringing the division’s global product portfolio to the U.S. market for decades. Rheinmetall specializes in large and medium caliber ammunition families and is a world leader in the field of long-range artillery, mortar and infantry systems.

American Rheinmetall Munitions’ product portfolio further includes propellants, fuzing and protection systems for vehicle survivability. Other capabilities include load, pack, assembly and full rate production.

As a leading U.S. provider of innovative munitions technologies, ARM provides advancements in lethality with next-generation weapon systems like the 30 x 173 mm MK30-2/ABM medium caliber (airburst capable) cannon, the PzH 2000** 52 caliber Self Propelled Howitzer, the 35 x 228 mm externally-driven medium caliber cannon and the 130 mm smoothbore developmental tank cannon.

ARM is committed to continued growth in the U.S. through its strategic teaming efforts, investment in local U.S. production, and superior program, supply-chain and production management all of which are aimed at providing next-generation capabilities to U.S. warfighters at an affordable price.

* American Rheinmetall Munition Inc., is registered as a DBA, and is doing business as American Rheinmetall Munitions, Inc.
** In the joint venture with the prime contractor KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Rheinmetall is responsible for about 50% of the PzH 2000.

Expansions to U.S. production

The MK281 MOD 3 40 mm High Velocity and the M1110 40 mm Low Velocity Day-Night Training Cartridges are produced at ARM’s state-of-the-art facility located in Camden, Arkansas. ARM is currently establishing a medium caliber “flex-line” that will initially manufacture the PGU-48/B 25 mm Frangible Armor Piercing (FAP) cartridge for the USAF F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. In addition, ARM has established a 40 mm automated, air burst fuze production facility in Windham, ME that not only provides a precision counter-defilade capability to Soldiers and Marines, but also brings advanced manufacturing to the U.S. industrial base while creating additional quality U.S. manufacturing and engineering jobs.

Rheinmetall’s Weapon and Ammunition division – Aim for the future

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Rheinmetall’s Weapon and Ammunition division is a global industry leader who is highly experienced in mastering the entire weapon and ammunition system. The division focuses on capabilities spanning large and medium caliber weapons and munitions, protection systems, propulsion systems, charge systems and propellant powders. Rheinmetall successfully combines world-class gun, ammunition, charge and fuze technologies to offer precise and effective solutions against enemy threats.

Systems & products – Highlights

The portfolio of American Rheinmetall Munitions includes:

Infantry

Medium caliber munitions and cannons

Direct fire – Large caliber weapon systems

Indirect fire – Artillery munitions

Protection systems

Infantry

Sound and Flash Grenades / Stun Grenades
Combat Hand Grenades
40 mm Low and High Velocity Training Munitions
(M1110 and MK281 Mod 3)
40 mm Low and High Velocity Airburst Fuzing

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Medium caliber munitions

25 x 137 mm PGU-48/B Frangible Armor Piercing Cartridge
30 x 173 mm Kinetic Energy Time Fuze (Airburst) Cartridge

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Medium caliber cannons

30 x 173 mm MK30-2/ABM medium caliber (airburst capable) cannon

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Large caliber direct fire weapon systems

130 mm Smoothbore Tank Cannon

Rheinmetall’s 130 mm smoothbore technology for main battle tanks (MBT) embodies a significant lethality leap in times of more sophisticated protection systems and increasing threats. Combined with a state-of-the-art auto-loader, this system is the latest evolvement in Rheinmetall’s MBT Advanced Technologies competence. Future tanknology for the win!

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Large caliber indirect fire munitions

155 mm Extended Range Artillery Projectiles
155 mm Extended Range Top Charge Propellants

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Article on Breaking Defense, U.S.A., dated 25 January 2021:
No time to spare in fielding next-generation fires technology – Built on more than a century of excellence in advanced artillery solutions, Rheinmetall innovations offer ready now lethality solutions urgently needed to restore overmatch today and ensure it remains tomorrow

Link to Breaking Defense

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Rheinmetall Nitrochemie A.G. and Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd demonstrated in October 2019 three world-record-worthy range achievements. Working with these Rheinmetall partners, American Rheinmetall Munitions is striving to bring these capabilities into the U.S. to address the Army’s Long Range Precision Fires’ ERCA initiatives.

Press commentary of "defenceWeb": Rheinmetall resets the range goal posts

Protection systems

StrikeShield Active Protection System for land vehicles
Passive protection
from spall liners, stand-alone armour to add-on armour, ballistic protection, composite, IED protection, liner solutions, polyvalent passive protection, mine protection to multi-protection seats
Softkill solutions
instantaneous smoke/obscurant and decoy systems for ground, air and maritime platforms
Hybrid protection
Softkill and hardkill technologies combinded with passive protection solutions for vehicle protection

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Article on Breaking Defense, dated 09 August 2021:
StrikeShield APS: Game changing modular protection with lower risk of detection – Rheinmetall’s hybrid solution integrates next-generation active and passive technologies for effective layered defense in a weight and power portfolio that works

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News

Press commentary

Upcoming exhibitions

American Rheinmetall Munitions participates in the following events regularly:

Air Force Warfare Symposium
AUSA Global Force
Sea, Air & Space
Modern Day Marine
Field Artillery Symposium
SOFIC
GVSETS
MCoE Maneuver Warfighter Conference
AUSA

Link to the Rheinmetall exhibition calendar

Meet with Rheinmetall leadership at the show

Please refer to the contact form below to connect with our team. We will respond as soon as possible and look forward meeting you.

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Industry associations

We proudly support industry associations and consortia:

AUSA – Association of the United States Army: Community Partner
AUSA – Association of the United States Army: National Partner under American Rheinmetall Defense
NDIA – National Defense Industrial Association: National Partner under American Rheinmetall Defense
NAMC – National Advanced Mobility Consortium
NAC – The National Armaments Consortium
NSTIC – Naval Surface Technology & Innovation Consortium
Marine Corps Association & Foundation
USFAA – United States Field Artillery Association

Careers

Interested in working for American Rheinmetall Munitions?

Please visit the job portal for our American Rheinmetall companies to find out about all of our current vacancies. We are looking forward to receiving your application!

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