BERLIN, March 11 (Reuters) - Germany's Rheinmetall

is in talks with U.S.-based Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) as

well as other European companies about air defence capacities,

said CEO Armin Papperger.

"There is a huge need from Lockheed, and there is a huge

need from us," he told analysts on Wednesday after publishing

Rheinmetall's 2025 results.

"What we do at the moment is not only to speak with

Lockheed, but also with other companies, also European

companies, to build up the capacities, because the capacities

are there," he added.

(Writing by Miranda Murray; editing by Matthias Williams)