The infantry fighting vehicles "Marder" (Marder) are currently the most successful equipment supplied by the company for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is reported by TSN. This information comes from Kontrakty.UA.
Armin Papperger, the CEO of Europe's leading defense consortium Rheinmetall, shared this in an exclusive interview with TSN correspondent Oksana Tkachenko.
"I can say that the most successful at this moment are the infantry fighting vehicles 'Marder'. We are producing them for the soldiers. The main task is to protect them and bring them home safe. If there is anything we can do better, we do it," said Armin Papperger.
It is worth noting that the German consortium Rheinmetall has been one of the largest suppliers of weapons for the Ukrainian army since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Rheinmetall AG is one of the most powerful manufacturers of military equipment and weapons in Germany and Europe. The consortium is listed among the 35 largest defense companies in the world and has representation in many countries.
In the spring of 2023, Rheinmetall opened its representative office in Ukraine. The company specializes in the production of military equipment, weapons, ammunition, and vehicles. Among the most well-known developments of the consortium are the Leopard tanks, Marder combat vehicles, Boxer, Lynx, Fuchs, as well as the self-propelled artillery systems PzH 2000.