Rheinmetall advances civil mobility, military automation projects in Germany and U.K.

Rheinmetall advances teleoperated airport shuttles, UK Army simulation training and German autonomous convoys—key defense tech updates.

Rheinmetall (RNMBF)(RNMBY) on Monday announced progress on three separate transportation and defense initiatives this week, including the launch of a teleoperated public shuttle pilot at Düsseldorf Airport, a major role in a long-term British Army training program and expanded To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding. Please disable your ad-blocker and refresh.

Entering text into the input field will update the search result below Entering text into the input field will update the search result below Quick Insights The airport shuttle pilot allows Rheinmetall to test teleoperated shuttle integration into transit networks, operational reliability, and public acceptance, potentially addressing driver shortages and paving the way for future automated transportation services. By helping lead the Army's Collective Training Transformation, Rheinmetall will receive a contract valued at nearly €1 billion, supporting long-term growth, employment, and infrastructure expansion for its UK operations. Rheinmetall's autonomous convoy research aims to enhance military supply operations' safety and resilience by enabling unmanned logistics vehicle deployment even in GPS-denied or contested environments.