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- ↑ Gerhard Heiming (27 March 2019). "Rheinmetall übernimmt IBD Deisenroth" (in German). Europäische Sicherheit & Technik.
- ↑ "Rheinmetall Protection Systems GmbH". Rheinmetall Defence.
- ↑ "Rheinmetall übernimmt den Spezialisten IBD Deisenroth". Bundeswehr Journal. 30 March 2019.
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