The company expects sales this year to grow by between 40% and 45%. - Daniel Karmann/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Rheinmetall expects sales to jump by as much as 45% this year as Europe continues to rearm and the German arms maker broadens its air-defense portfolio to meet growing demand for systems to counter drone attacks. The company said Wednesday that sales this year should range between 14 billion and 14.5 billion euros ($16.25 billion-$16.84 billion) after sales surged 29% to 9.935 billion eu ...