Rheinmetall Organizational Structure & Divisions Chart

Rheinmetall's 2026 structure has five defence divisions: Vehicle Systems, Weapon and Ammunition, Air Defence, Digital Systems and Naval Systems. Power Systems is shown separately as discontinued operations.

Rheinmetall AG organizational chart

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Rheinmetall AG's reporting structure as of 2026-09. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom — or open it in QueryChart and edit it as your own.

Industry: Defence technology and industrial systems
Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany
Founded: 1889
Employees: 25,865 FTE continuing operations (31 Dec 2025)
CEO: Armin Papperger
Revenue: €9.9 billion sales (FY2025)
Ownership: Public
Structure as of: 2026-09
Structure last reviewed: 2026-09-24

About the company

Rheinmetall reorganized its defence portfolio in 2026. The former Electronic Solutions activities were split into Air Defence and Digital Systems, and the Naval Systems division followed the acquisition of NVL in February 2026.

This chart depicts the current defence divisions, selected published business units and the separately presented Power Systems activity. It does not backdate these branches into the company's 2025 results.

Five defence divisions after the 2026 redesign

Vehicle Systems covers military vehicles, with Logistic Vehicles and Tactical Vehicles as published business units. Weapon and Ammunition covers direct and indirect fire, protection and related systems.

Air Defence groups ground-based air-defence systems and has Systems and Effectors and Systems and Sensors business units. Digital Systems covers networked defence, with Digital Solutions and other published units.

Naval Systems became operational after Rheinmetall closed the NVL acquisition on 27 February 2026. It brings four German shipyards into the group: Blohm+Voss, Norderwerft, Peene-Werft and Neue Jadewerft.

Power Systems appears on the company divisions page with an asterisk marking discontinued operations. It is separated visually from the five continuing defence divisions; readers should not treat it as a sixth continuing defence segment.

Key leadership roles

Armin Papperger
Chief Executive Officer, Rheinmetall AG — The branches show divisional and business-unit membership, not asserted direct reports.

How this structure supports the business

The 2026 division layer makes the company's move toward land, air, digital and naval systems visible in one view.

Separating Power Systems stops a historical automotive activity from being mistaken for a current continuing defence division.

Advantages and disadvantages

Captures the effective 2026 division redesign and Naval Systems acquisition.: The diagram samples business units and omits many subsidiaries, programs and cross-division technologies.

Interesting facts

Air Defence and Digital Systems emerged from a split of Electronic Solutions at the start of 2026.
Naval Systems followed the closing of the NVL acquisition in February 2026.
Rheinmetall lists five continuing defence divisions in 2026.
Power Systems is marked as discontinued operations on Rheinmetall's current divisions page.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Rheinmetall's 2026 defence divisions?

Vehicle Systems, Weapon and Ammunition, Air Defence, Digital Systems and Naval Systems.

What happened to Electronic Solutions?

Its activities were divided into Air Defence and Digital Systems at the start of 2026.

Is Power Systems still a continuing defence division?

No. Rheinmetall marks Power Systems as discontinued operations and presents it separately from the five defence divisions.

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