The KF51 Panther is a main battle tank made by the armaments company Rheinmetall.
Image: Rheinmetall
The armaments group Rheinmetall has tripled its stock market value since the beginning of the war. CEO Armin Papperger explains in an interview why he still does not triumph. And what it takes to better equip the Bundeswehr.
Mr Papperger, how often did you actually give interviews like this before the war in Ukraine?
Ralph Bollman
Correspondent for economic policy and deputy head of business and “Money & More” for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper in Berlin.
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There have already been inquiries. But not as many as today.
Back then, your industry was handled with keen fingers. Do you sometimes wonder how quickly things have changed?
We ourselves have always been convinced that we are doing the right thing. That it is necessary to ensure the security of our country and to provide the equipment for this. Even if that was sometimes perceived differently.