Israeli defence company Rafael is in talks to take over Volkswagen’s Osnabruck plant as the automaker phases out car production in the northwestern city after 2027, a German lawmaker said Thursday, Anadolu reports. Bastian Ernst, a conservative lawmaker from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) with prior experience in the defence industry, confirmed the discussions to the German news agency (dpa). “There are talks between Rafael and Volkswagen,” he said, noting that the site could produce components for Rafael’s Iron Dome air defence system, including heavy trucks, launchers, and other parts. “This is a win-win situation. We would have Israeli expertise in Germany, and the Israeli state-owned company would have a production facility that is not threatened by war,” he […]

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