Ausbau geplant: Rheinmetall investiert über 260 Millionen Euro in Nordhessen

Deutschland's largest weapons company Rheinmetall and the state of Hesse plan to expand the defense location in North Hesse with investments of over €260 million. To this end, Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein (CDU) and Rheinmetall's CEO Armin Papperger signed an intention agreement at Kassel-Calden Airport. The company intends to invest more than €260 million in its Kassel plant and the airport over the next few years.

The state will contribute a two-digit million figure in support of these investments, the state government announced. A central logistics and training site and a drone test center are also planned alongside the expansion of the Rheinmetall plant in Kassel. The investments are expected to create more than 1,000 new jobs at the sites in Kassel and Calden, it was reported.

The Hessian Drone Competence Center, introduced as early as August, which will be promoted by the state with another €8 million and operated by the Technical University of Darmstadt, is also part of the plan. The "Defence Hub North Hesse" also clearly commits the state to Kassel Airport. With the investments, North Hesse is to be developed into a hub for modern defense technology and the Kassel Airport is to be further developed strategically.

The defense location in North Hesse combines Kassel's industrial strength with the infrastructure of the Kassel Airport.