Business | Dusting off the guns

War in Ukraine has triggered a boom in Europe’s defence industry

It is still dogged by inefficiencies

Puma tank undergoing repairs at the Rheinmetall armaments factory in Germany
Firing up the assembly lineImage: Getty Images
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