Rheinmetall XETR:RHM has halted plans to add 1,000 jobs to its naval shipbuilding division after Germany scrapped the F126 frigate programme last month, a spokesperson for the German defence company said on Tuesday.
Business magazine Capital first reported the stop.
Berlin scraped the F126 programme after delays and expected cost overruns - dealing a blow to Rheinmetall, which had been tipped to win the contract. The government decided instead to order smaller Meko A-200 frigates from another German firm, TKMS XETR:TKMS.
Rheinmetall estimated that the cancellation will hit its quarterly order intake by about €20 billion, promising a fuller assessment when it reports second-quarter results on August 6.