He is considered to be down-to-earth and has already brought up the new KF51 Panther main battle tank: Rheinmetall boss Armin Papperger on unsuitable Pumas, long delivery times for the Leopard, the dispute over an EU main battle tank, the naivety of the Germans – and his stock market profits.
Mr Papperger, how much do you earn on a Leopard 2 main battle tank?
Our goal is a profit margin of at least 10 percent before taxes.
I always thought: You earn much, much more with guns. Isn’t war such good business?
I know a high-tech company like ours could ask for more, but we want satisfied customers and long-term good relationships with the countries to which we sell arms. We work for national and European security – and that includes fair prices.
Source: Stern
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