Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) designs, develops, manufactures, and markets automotive and defense equipment. The company offers air defense systems, weapons, and ammunition; armored tracked vehicles; and wheeled tactical vehicles. It markets products under the Pierburg and Kolbenschmidt brands.

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Rheinmetall’s R&D arm focuses on the design and development of new applications for the automotive industry. The company collaborates with customers, industrial partners, and research institutions across the world. It focuses on core technologies and dedicated areas such as autonomy and robotics, digitalization and connectivity, electrification, hydrogen, and decarbonization. R&D activities are distributed across various segments, with a notable focus on developing advanced technologies such as high-energy lasers for drone defense, automated active protection systems for land vehicles, and new weapon systems like the 130 mm weapon system for next-generation battle tanks. Rheinmetall also emphasizes cross-divisional technology development through its New Technologies cluster, which includes companies like Rheinmetall Technology Centre Ltd, MIRA Ltd, and Yardstick Robotics Ltd. These entities focus on developing innovative technologies and products, including swarm technologies for drones and teleoperation systems for driverless vehicles. The company is also advancing its capabilities in automation, artificial intelligence, and digitalization, with projects such as AI-based sensor evaluations and digital twins playing a crucial role in their digital Battle suite initiative. Rheinmetall's intellectual property strategy involves safeguarding its technological position through patents and other property rights, reducing R&D-specific risks such as mis developments and budget overruns. In FY2025, the company incurred expenses of EUR401 million on R&D, which as a percentage of revenue, stood at 4%.