INR600CROREFROM RHEINMETALL,GERMANY’S LEADING DEFENCE MANUFACTURER
RELIANCEDEFENCE’SEXPORTORDERREPRESENTSONEOFTHELARGESTCONTRACT TO DATE IN THE HIGH-TECH AMMUNITION DOMAIN
RELIANCEDEFENCE’SAMMUNITIONEXPORTORDERFURTHERSTRENGTHENS ITS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH RHEINMETALL
RHEINMETALLISONEOFTHEWORLD’SLARGESTDEFENCEMANUFACTURERS,WITH MARKET CAPITALISATION AROUND EUR 80 BILLION (INR 7.99 LAKH CRORE)
RELIANCEDEFENCEAIMSTORANKAMONGINDIA’STOPTHREEDEFENCEEXPORTERS, ALIGNING TO ‘ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT’ AND ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ INITIATIVES
Mumbai, 25 June 2025: Reliance Infrastructure Limited promoted, Reliance Defence Limited (Reliance Defence), today announced securing of a significant export order worth INR 600 crore from Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, a leading German defence and ammunitions manufacturer.
Reliance Defence’s export order is one of the largest in the high-tech ammunition domain to date. This underscores the strength of its recently announced strategic partnership with Rheinmetall. The order representsakeymilestoneinRelianceDefence’sstrategytostrengthenitsposition asareliablepartnerin the global defence and munition supply chain, with a particular focus on Europe.
The collaboration highlights the mutual commitment of both parties to long-term cooperation, and to advancing the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives by strengthening indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities. Reliance Defence aims to be amongst top three Defence exporters in the country.
Armin Papperger, CEOofRheinmetallAG whileannouncing thestrategic partnership said, “thisStrategic PartnershipofRheinmetallwithRelianceDefenceledbyAnilAmbani’sRelianceGroupillustratesourstrong commitment to partner with India under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Modi”.
Anil D. Ambani, Founder Chairman, Reliance Group said “The strategic partnership with Rheinmetall brings cutting-edge capabilities to India and represents a defining milestone for the country’s private defence manufacturing sector. Guided by the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, as championed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,ourambition isclear — toposition Reliance Defence among the world’sTop 3defenceexporters.Throughthis,weaimtoenableIndianotonlytomeetitsdomesticdefenceneedswith confidence, but also to establish itself as a trusted force in the global defence supply chain.”
Theexportordershowcasesthestrengthofthepartnership,anddemonstratesthegrowingcapabilitiesof
India’sprivatesectorindeliveringhigh-qualitydefenceproductsthatmeetstringentglobalstandards.The
agreementalignswithRelianceDefence’sstrategicfocusonexpandingitsinternationalpresence,with
Europeidentifiedasakeymarketforfuture growth.
RelianceDefencewillestablishanintegratedfacilityforthemanufacturingofexplosives,ammunition,and small arms under the ambitious Dhirubhai Ambani Defence City (DADC) initiative. The DADC is being developed in the Watad industrial area of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, and is set to become the largest greenfield project in the defence sector ever undertaken by any private company in India. The DADC will serve as a cornerstone for future innovation, advanced production, and export-oriented growth in the defence sector.
