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title: "'Project Firepower': Inside Rheinmetall's gunpowder expansion as Europe races to replenish its ammunition"
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# 'Project Firepower': Inside Rheinmetall's gunpowder expansion as Europe races to replenish its ammunition

Scarcity of gunpowder is seen as a choke point for ramping up production of ammunition for militaries, and a barrier for Europe to ensure defense sovereignty

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