"The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a substantial order for decoy flares for protecting aircraft ... Covering the period December 2023 to December 2029, the contract is worth nearly €50 million," the statement read.
The German armed forces will be provided with over 470,000 of Rheinmetall’s Birdie decoys, which are ejected from helicopters, transport aircraft and jets to distract infrared-guided missiles from their targets, the company added.