Idle VW Factory in Germany Could Become Iron Dome Production Hub

2026-03-25 - 10:00

Key Points —Volkswagen is negotiating with Israel’s state-owned Rafael to convert its Osnabrück factory from car production into a manufacturing hub for Iron Dome missile defense components, the Financial Times reported. —The plant would produce heavy-duty trucks, launchers, and power generators for the air defense system — not the missiles themselves — preserving all 2,300