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VW’s Osnabrück Plant to Become Defense Industry Site

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement New plan
  • Volkswagen’s Osnabrück factory will be converted from car production into a defense-industry center.
  • The state of Lower Saxony and Israeli investor Aurelius will take over the facility, according to Monday’s announcement.
  • The first planned project involves producing air-defense systems made by Rafael, the Israeli manufacturer of Iron Dome systems.

Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant is set to stop producing cars and begin manufacturing air-defense systems. The state of Lower Saxony and Israeli investor Aurelius will take over the facility and develop it into a defense-industry competence center over the coming years.

The first project planned for the factory involves producing air-defense systems from Rafael, the Israeli company that makes the Iron Dome system. The conversion would make Osnabrück the first former car plant in Germany to become a defense-industry site.

According to the company’s management, a large share of the plant’s jobs can be preserved. The takeover and planned conversion were announced on Monday.

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