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 "title": "Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin Sign Toward an ATACMS Joint Venture at Unterlüß — the First Production Line Outside the United States",
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 "published": "2026-07-08T17:05:11.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:55:01.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnterlüß, 7 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * On 7 July 2026, at the NATO summit's defence-industry forum in Ankara, Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin signed a memorandum of understanding — backed by the US and German governments — as the next step toward a joint venture to produce the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at Unterlüß in Lower Saxony\n * The companies call it the “world's first and only production facility for ATACMS guided missiles outside the United States”; rocket-motor a",
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