The factory will produce enough ammunition to satisfy the needs of Germany’s military and help the country’s partners in Europe.
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00:00 German defense company Rheinmetall broke ground for an ammunitions factory in northern Germany on Monday.
00:06 Both the German Chancellor and Danish Prime Minister attended the ceremony.
00:11 The aim is to increase arms production in Europe while the war in Ukraine continues
00:16 and nine months before the US presidential elections.
00:20 No matter what will happen in the US this year, I think the conclusion has to be written already now
00:26 that Europe needs to be stronger and we need to be able to do more on our own.
00:32 And I say that even though I'm a true believer in the transatlantic alliance.
00:37 Construction is expected to take around a year with a priority being starting production as soon as possible.
00:43 According to Rheinmetall, production at the site will mainly meet the needs of the German armed forces.
00:50 Germany, the second largest arms supplier to Ukraine, plans to invest 2% of its GDP in defense this year.
00:57 here.
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