What Happened
German State And Investment Fund Team Up For Defense Hub
Israel’s Rafael has partnered with the German state of Lower Saxony and investment fund Aurelius to develop the Volkswagen site in Osnabrück into a center of excellence for innovative security and defense solutions. The deal aims to secure the location and the majority of its jobs in the long term. Rafael will use the location as a hub to produce its systems, with the goal of creating a broader national security production area. The partnership was first reported by Breaking Defense.