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 "title": "Rheinmetall, Hesse Sign EUR 285 Million Letter of Intent — Boxer Output to 500 a Year From 2029",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/rheinmetall-hesse-letter-of-intent-kassel-calden-boxer-500-a-year-2029/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-08-27T20:29:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-02T20:30:23.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKassel, 27 August 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Rheinmetall and Hesse signed a letter of intent worth about EUR 285 million — roughly EUR 260 million from Rheinmetall, EUR 25 million from Hesse\n * The plan covers expanding the Kassel plant, a logistics and training centre at Calden airport, and a drone test centre; only the logistics centre carries a date, operating by end-2027\n * Kassel, which builds about 120 vehicles a year today, becomes the main Boxer production site from 2029 at more ",
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