A Hungarian variant of the Rheinmetall Lynx KF41 (Hungarian Defence Forces)
BELFAST — German manufacturer Rheinmetall announced today that it has finalized contracts with Romania worth €5.7 billion ($6.6 billion) covering nearly 300 Lynx combat vehicles, Skyranger air defense systems, medium-caliber ammunition and naval vessels.
The spate of new orders, amounting to the largest international contracts package in the company’s recent history, sit under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program and were awarded by Romania’s Directorate General for Armaments on May 29, according to a statement.
“To fulfil the orders, Rheinmetall will significantly expand its existing capacities in Romania, which have been in place for many years, and will also ensure technology transfer,” it noted, adding that it is “set to invest several hundred million euros” in the south-eastern European nation. Deliveries are slated to run from 2028 to 2030.
The list of new equipment covers 298 Lynx vehicles, most of which will be armored personnel carriers, accompanied by other reconnaissance, command post and medical variants; an undisclosed number of Skyranger air defense systems; as well as medium-caliber ammunition for air defense and armored personnel carriers. Rounding off the package are two offshore patrol and two diver support vessels.
