Israeli Elbit Selects Germany as Europe’s Main EuroPULS Rocket Artillery Production Hub.

Elbit Systems plans to establish Germany as a European production hub for artillery rockets for the EuroPULS system, according to reporting published on 4 February 2026. The move would support the Bundeswehr while also supplying other European users, reshaping the continent’s long-range fires supply chain.

Elbit Systems is positioning Germany as a European production hub for artillery rockets linked to the EuroPULS rocket artillery system, a move revealed on 4 February 2026 by the German defense outlet Hartpunkt after the company briefed journalists in Israel. The plan goes beyond supporting the Bundeswehr: rockets manufactured in Germany would also be shipped to other European users adopting the same launcher family. In Elbit’s logic, Germany is being set up not merely as a customer, but as the industrial center of gravity for a growing EuroPULS user community.
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EuroPULS fires modular guided rockets from 35 km to 300 km, from 122 mm and 160 mm Accular precision rounds for tactical strikes to the 150 km EXTRA and 300 km Predator Hawk for deep fires, delivering rapid shoot-and-scoot missions with roughly 10 m CEP accuracy on the guided family (Picture source: Army Recognition Group).

The timing matters because Germany is already committed to the launcher. Berlin’s budget committee cleared an initial purchase of five PULS multiple rocket launchers to replace MARS II systems transferred to Ukraine, establishing the entry point for the Bundeswehr’s “Future System Indirect Fire Long Range” effort. Reporting indicates the first launchers were ordered through a Dutch-Israeli framework with KNDS Deutschland as a key German industrial player, and that munition procurement is intended to follow on separate contracts.

EuroPULS is built around Elbit’s PULS launcher module, but framed as a Europeanized architecture with KNDS acting as system integrator and German C4I interfaces added. The launcher carries two pods and is designed to mix different rocket calibers on the same vehicle, a practical advantage when a battery must cover short-range training shots, counter-battery suppression, and deep precision strikes without changing platforms. The open launcher frame allows the carriage of containers and launch pods up to about 6.5 meters long, widening the envelope for future effectors beyond today’s standard rockets.

The core combat value sits in the ammunition spectrum. In the commonly described loadout, PULS can fire Accular 122 mm guided rockets out to roughly 35 km and Accular 160 mm to about 40 km, providing responsive precision fires at brigade depth. For operational-level strikes, the EXTRA rocket reaches about 150 km, while Predator Hawk extends to roughly 300 km, with manufacturer-claimed precision on the order of 10 meters CEP for the guided family. German planning is widely expected to prioritize EXTRA for the first tranche, including interest in an EXTRA variant carrying the AT2 anti-tank mine payload to recreate a MARS II-era capability for rapid area denial.

That mix reshapes how a German rocket artillery battalion can fight. At the tactical level, Accular-class rockets give a commander fast, low-signature precision against artillery positions, logistics nodes, air defense radars, and troop concentrations without expending scarce long-range rounds. At the operational level, EXTRA and Predator Hawk support deep-fight missions, striking headquarters, bridges, ammunition parks, and air defense enablers to unpick an adversary’s system rather than merely trading shells at the forward edge. Elbit has emphasized tempo as a key advantage, claiming a typical fire mission can be executed in under a minute, reinforcing classic shoot-and-scoot survivability when paired with dispersed firing points and rapid displacement.

EuroPULS is also being marketed as an effector basket rather than a single-munition ecosystem, and that is where the German production hub concept becomes strategically revealing. In addition to Elbit rockets, EuroPULS has been discussed with a pathway to integrate loitering munitions such as SkyStriker and longer-range European missiles like MBDA’s Joint Fire Support Missile, a concept pitched at roughly 499 km range and aligned with Germany’s long-range fires ambitions. Elbit Systems Deutschland expects a significant share of production work in Germany in cooperation with local firms, including MBDA Deutschland and its propulsion specialist Bayern Chemie, precisely the type of industrial constellation needed if EuroPULS evolves from rocket artillery into a modular launcher for cruise-missile class effects.

Does this signal a deliberate push to penetrate Europe’s rocket artillery market? The evidence points to yes. Germany is explicitly framed as a supply base for other European forces, and besides Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark have already opted for the system, with Greece presented as a plausible next customer. Greek interest has been reported in several dozen PULS systems, alongside clear expectations of domestic industrial participation, a pattern that mirrors Elbit’s broader European playbook: win the launcher, then embed domestic production and sustainment to make the program politically resilient.

For Germany, the industrial implications are significant. A EuroPULS rocket production hub would inject propulsion, warhead integration, and guided-rocket manufacturing into a country that has traditionally relied on US-centric MLRS supply chains for long-range rockets, while giving Diehl, MBDA Germany, and Bayern Chemie a concrete pathway into high-volume ground-launched munitions. The broader European impact is double-edged: it could accelerate a genuinely European deep-fires ecosystem with shorter supply lines and less exposure to non-European production bottlenecks, but it also sharpens competition with US-linked alternatives and raises interoperability questions. The United States has not approved integration of GMLRS-family rockets with EuroPULS, and US industry has rejected such integration, meaning Europe’s common launcher vision may hinge on Europe-owned effectors rather than NATO’s most widespread rocket family.