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Group sales were €9,935 million in FY2025 (reported Mar-26) and €5,227 million in H1 2026 (reported Aug-26), with backlog at €80.5 billion on 30 Jun 2026. Distinguishing 2025-26 acts are the 60 % ICEYE JV (€1.7 billion German SAR constellation contract Dec-25, Neuss production start 2026) and 51 % DOK-ING close (Jul-26) for heavy UGVs; execution risk remains on the US XM30 down-select and German Boxer/Arminius volumes.","sub_category":"Defense & security","signals_total":23,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/rheinmetall","title":"Rheinmetall · robotics, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Rheinmetall develops and supplies defense robotic systems, including autonomous logistics robots, unmanned ground vehicles, loitering munition systems, autonomous aerial systems and unmanned surface vessels. Robotics 100 rank 9 (score 92) 23 signals and 57 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}