Leonardo, Rheinmetall secure $4 billion contracts with Italian Army, report says

Italy’s Leonardo and Germany’s Rheinmetall have secured, through their joint venture, two contracts with the Italian Army worth $4.16 billion in total for armored vehicles, Italy’s MF newspaper reported on Thursday.

The orders are for the supply of the A2CS combat vehicles and the new-generation MBT tanks and are part of Italy’s wider military modernization program, the Italian financial daily added.

Rheinmetall declined to comment.

Leonardo CEO Lorenzo Mariani said he could not confirm whether the contract had been signed “as any communication on the matter must be coordinated with our clients.”

Leonardo and Rheinmetall launched their 50-50 joint venture in 2024.

“The programme is ready to enter production from our side. We are actively working on both the tank programme and the Future Combat System (FCS), and are progressing on both in close cooperation with Rheinmetall,” Mariani said in Rome.

Speaking on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the state-backed Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, he stressed the importance of tanks for the modernization of Italy’s defense, for exports and for the broader partnership with Rheinmetall.

据意大利《MF》报周四报道，意大利莱昂纳多公司和德国莱茵金属公司通过其合资企业，与意大利陆军签订了两份总价值 41.6 亿美元的装甲车合同。

意大利财经日报补充说，这些订单包括供应 A2CS 战斗车辆和新一代 MBT 坦克，是意大利更广泛的军事现代化计划的一部分。

莱茵金属公司拒绝置评。

莱昂纳多首席执行官洛伦佐·马里亚尼表示，他无法确认合同是否已经签署，“因为任何有关此事的沟通都必须与我们的客户协调”。

莱昂纳多和莱茵金属于 2024 年成立了双方各占 50% 股份的合资企业。

“从我们这边来看，该项目已经准备好投入生产。我们正在积极推进坦克项目和未来作战系统（FCS）项目，并与莱茵金属公司密切合作，在这两个项目上都取得了进展，”马里亚尼在罗马表示。

在国家支持的意大利投资基金年度会议间隙，他强调了坦克对于意大利国防现代化、出口以及与莱茵金属公司更广泛的合作的重要性。