Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A.

Located in Rome, Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A., previously known as Oerlikon-Contraves S.p.A, is a member of the Rheinmetall Group.

Leader in Air Defense and Radar technology the Company has almost seventy years’ experience in the design, development and manufacturing of air surveillance and tracking radars in the frequency band from L up to W (millimeter waves) and it has been designated as "Radar House" of the Rheinmetall Group.

Since the 80’s, the Company actively operates in the Space and Civil fields, acquiring extensive experience and know-how in Composite materials, primary Structures for Launcher and Satellites, Solar Panels, large Ground Infrastructures for Launchers, precision Mechanisms, Radar technology and Telecommunications.

Rheinmetall Italia participate to important national and international space programs, serving as prime contractor or subcontractor and collaborates with the Italian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, universities, research centers and global space industries.

Among the many facilities, instrumentation and capabilities in the mechanical and electronics domains there are:

• Design and manufacturing (autoclave technology) of composite structures, components and antennas with carbon, glass and Kevlar materials;
• Design and manufacturing of primary and secondary structures for payloads, satellite, launchers, solar array and launch towers;
• Testing facilities for thermal and mechanical environment (temperature, humidity, solar radiation, shock, vibration, rain, salt fog, etc..);
• Three Anechoic chambers (far field, near field and compact range in addition to a shielded room) for Antennas, Radars and EMI/EMC testing;
• Clean rooms for mechanical and electronics assembly;
• Dimensional control and metrology laboratories for mechanics and electronics;
• Laboratories for non destructive (NDI) and destructive controls and measurements (mechanical loading, die penetrant, X-ray, magnetic particle, endoscopic, metallography and microscopy).