Boris Pistorius (SPD) has disabused the CEO of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall. The Finnish arms company Patria has signed a cooperation agreement with two German arms companies to build a 6x6 armored transport vehicle for the Bundeswehr.
Pistorius wants to drive down RheInmetall's prices. The volume could ultimately amount to up to 1,000 vehicles and result in production by 2037. A single vehicle should cost one million euros.