The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall plans to build a new plant in Lithuania for the production of 155-millimetre artillery shells. The German defence contractor and the government of the Baltic EU and NATO member state signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday in the presence of the Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, Economy Minister Aušrinė Armonaitė, and Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas. Details of the deal were not disclosed. Armonaitė said Rheinmetall’s investment will be the largest in the Lithuanian defence sector to date, and one of the largest in the country’s hi…