The Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall has received an order from the Swiss Confederation for the production and delivery of cargo ammunition for 81 mm mortars, EDR On-Line reports.
The total value of the order is around double-digit millions of euros. The entire scope of supply includes 81mm MX2-KM mortar guns from Rheinmetall EXPAL Munitions SA as well as 81mm Cargo mortar ammunition for white light illumination, infrared light illumination and RP (Red Phospor) based smoke discharge, which is manufactured by Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH at its Neuenburg am Rhein plant. Delivery is scheduled for 2025 and includes various additional services as part of the product launch.
The ammunition is qualified for the MX2-KM mortar of the Swiss Armed Forces and together with the weapon system forms a mortar system in which both the ammunition and the weapon system are manufactured by Rheinmetall.
The cargo ammunition was tested at a firing range on the coast of Spain at the end of the qualification tests. This order emphasises Rheinmetall’s expertise in the production of modern ammunition for rocket-propelled mortars.
