Diehl has established a new production line in Germany for 155mm artillery shell bodies, expanding its capacity to supply ammunition to the Bundeswehr and allied forces. Diehl Metall and Diehl Defence inaugurated the facility in Röthenbach an der Pegnitz on November 10, following a project launched in June 2024 in cooperation with Norway’s Nammo. The companies converted an existing 7,000-square-meter (75,347-square-foot) factory hall and installed new manufacturing equipment, including two forging presses. The facility will produce metal shell bodies for the DiNa 155mm artillery round. Diehl Metall will manufacture the bodies, while Diehl Defence will manage quality control and integration requirements before incorporating them into finished ammunition. Nammo, the developer of the DiNa round, is contributing technology and production expertise to the project. The Röthenbach facility forms part of Diehl Defence’s wider expansion of ammunition production in Germany amid rising demand for military equipment and ammunition. The company has also resumed defense-related production at Spreewerk Lübben in Brandenburg, where the site is being developed to manufacture ammunition components and fuzes, with plans to create approximately 150 jobs by 2027. The latest expansion follows a major 2024 order awarded to the Diehl-Nammo consortium by Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support. Diehl has also invested in additional production infrastructure, including a new missile integration centre at Nonnweiler, which opened in January.
