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 "slug": "diehl-defence-acquires-est-energetics-rothenburg-munitions-demilitarisation",
 "title": "Diehl Defence Buys EST Energetics, a 60-Staff Saxon Demilitarisation Firm, From General Atomics Europe",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/diehl-defence-acquires-est-energetics-rothenburg-munitions-demilitarisation/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/diehl-defence-acquires-est-energetics-rothenburg-munitions-demilitarisation/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-18T23:22:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:07.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÜberlingen, 18 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Diehl Defence announced on 18 June 2026 that it has signed an agreement to acquire EST Energetics GmbH of Rothenburg, Saxony, from General Atomics Europe, with the legal transfer set for 1 July 2026\n * EST Energetics, founded in 1994 with around 60 staff, is a certified disposal company specialising in the demilitarisation of munitions and the thermal recovery of explosives, ammunition, lithium-metal batteries, airbags and pyrotechnics — no",
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