BERLIN (Reuters) - German defence group Rheinmetall said on Thursday that its backlog rose significantly in the first six months due to a strong rise in orders from Germany and for the aid of Ukraine.

Its backlog, which includes potential orders from contracts with civilians and call-offs expected from framework agreements with military customers, was up 62% to 48.6 billion euros ($53.12 billion) in the first half of this year, it said.

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