Bavaria's State Premier Markus Soeder holds a SSW40 Medium Velocity Grenade launcher as the CEO of German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall Armin Papperger (C) and Bavaria's Economy Minister Hubert Aiwanger (L) watch during the groundbreaking ceremony for Rheinmetall's new powder plant in Aschau am Inn, Bavaria, southern Germany, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra Beier / AFP via Getty Images)