Aurelius To Turn VW Plant Into Defense Site With Rafael As Customer

VW Rafael factory pact

From left to right: Rafael CEO Yoav Tourgeman,  Lower Saxony state premier Olaf Lies and Tomer Jacob, Aurelius Capital's managing director.

Credit: Volkswagen
German automobile giant Volkswagen has agreed to sell one of its factories to private equity firm Aurelius, which would turn it into a defense production site for Rafael and potentially other companies. Rafael, identified as the anchor customer, is expected to produce Iron Dome interceptors at the...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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