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 "title": "Rheinmetall's Baltic Ammunition Arc: From Baisogala to a Pan-European Shell Network",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/lithuanias-artillery-shell-plant-rheinmetalls-eu180m-investment-in-nato-eastern-flank-baltic-defense/",
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 "published": "2024-11-30T20:39:28.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-03-02T21:43:15.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "Rheinmetall begins construction of a state-of-the-art 155mm artillery shell plant in Baisogala, Lithuania. The €180 million investment, formalized on November 29, is one of the largest defense projects in the Baltics and a realignment of production capabilities in NATO's eastern flank.",
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