German defence contractor Rheinmetall plans to significantly expand its production of ammunition due to bottlenecks in procurement, the head of the company, Armin Paperger, said at the groundbreaking ceremony of a new factory on Monday. Production at the factory in the small town of Unterlüss, north of Hanover, is to start as early as next year, Paperger said at the ceremony attended by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius. “With this investment, you are laying the foundation for supplying the Bundeswehr and our partners in Europe with artillery ammunition independently …