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KNDS Group

The Future of European Land Systems is Here.

KNDS Group

PACESETTER FOR MILITARY KEY INNOVATIONS

KNDS is the result of the association of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter, two of the leading European manufacturers of military land systems based in Germany and France.

KNDS forms a Group of around 9,500 employees, with a 2023 turnover of 3.3 billion euro, an order backlog of around 16 billion euro and incoming orders of 7.8 billion euro. The range of its products includes main battle tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, weapons systems, ammunition, military bridges, customer services, battle management systems, training solutions, protection solutions and a wide range of equipment.

The formation of KNDS represents the beginning of consolidation in land defense systems industry in Europe. The alliance of KMW and Nexter enhances both groups’ competitiveness and international positions, as well as their ability to meet the needs of their respective national army. In addition, KNDS offers to its European and NATO customers the opportunity of increased standardization and interoperability for their defense equipment, with a dependable industrial base.

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Eurosatory 2024

This year, Eurosatory  –  the International Land and Airland Defense and Security Exhibition – will take place from 17 to 21 June 2024 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center. The exhibition is one of the biggest and most important defense technology events in the world. The KNDS Group will be exhibiting in the outdoor area PE6B at booth D90. Discover our world-renowned systems, such as EMBT, Leclerc, LEOPARD 2, CAESAR, RCH 155 and many more.

17 - 21 June 2022 / Paris
Booth D90 (Outdoor Area Pe6B)

Eurosatory 2024

KNDS makes record-breaking progress on loitering ammunition

KNDS has developed two new types of warheads for the COLIBRI and LARINAE projects launched by the French Defence Innovation Agency (AID), which are on the verge of being demonstrated. ...

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Counter-UAV warfare: KNDS cutting-edge systems to protect units

KNDS offers gun-based solutions fighting air threats such as UAVs. KNDS integrates gun or missile-based solutions on its systems as shown on the SERVAL. ...

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KNDS offers the complete range of proven artillery systems

Almost 200 KNDS artillery systems are in service or under contract for Ukraine. Ukraine becomes the 9th user of the PzH 2000, ...

EUROSATORY 2024

Defining battlefield superiority: KNDS presents groundbreaking technologies in future land warfare

KNDS, one of the leading manufacturers of military land systems in Europe, continues to expand its technological leadership in main battle tank development...

EUROSATORY 2024

Towards MGCS: KNDS details the future of main battle tanks

With its state-of-the-art technology, KNDS has always been able to adapt to the operational needs of its customers with combat proven and modular systems. Today, KNDS reveals the three steps of its MBT strategy. ...

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NEXT STEP TOWARDS THE KNDS GROUP

Following the successful rebranding, the formal renaming of the KNDS Group companies is now beginning. All changes are to be completed by the end of 2024.

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2023
2023

UNIFIED BRAND APPEARANCE

KNDS, the merger of the German and French land defense systems providers Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter, is harmonizing its brand image. In future, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Nexter and their subsidiaries will appear exclusively under the single brand KNDS.

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2020

Next phase of integration and development

Five years after the merger of KMW and Nexter under the joint holding KNDS, the Group’s governance has been restructured. The shareholders decided to streamline the governance structure by establishing a single Board of Directors consisting of the CEO, Mr. Frank Haun, and nine other members. An executive committee, balanced between France and Germany, supports the board of directors and the CEO in the management of KNDS going forward.

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2018

Start of the joint development of the MGCS

KMW and Nexter welcomed the announcement by the French and German governments on the joint development of a new Main Ground Combat System. The Letter Of Intent was a significant step forward in the defense cooperation between the two countries and in Europe.

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2018

Presentation of the functional EMBT demonstrator at Eurosatory

When Eurosatory opened its doors in June 2018, an exceptional battle tank sat on display at the KMW and Nexter joint stand. This hybrid, by the name of EMBT, created from the hull of the LEOPARD 2 and the turret of the Leclerc, quickly drew interest from numerous trade fair visitors. As the first joint step towards the European Main Battle Tank (EMBT), this new tank demonstrates, above all, successful cooperation between the KMW and Nexter teams. From a common idea, in just 15 months they developed a functional demonstrator which impressively displayed its mobility and accuracy at a test site.

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2017

Decision for the realization of a KNDS demonstrator (EMBT)

Composed of proven and tested technologies, the EMBT is a short-term response to the operational need of the market for high-intensity battle tanks. The demonstrator illustrates the progress of the integration of KNDS, whose combined skills make it the legitimate and essential industrial actor of the Franco-German next generation tank program MGCS.

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2016

First joint trade fair appearance

Only a few months after the founding of KNDS, KMW and Nexter successfully presented themselves together at the world's most important defense technology trade fair of the year: Eurosatory 2016. For the first time, KMW and Nexter employees worked together on a challenging project that also received enormous public attention. This laid the foundation for a convincing collaboration.

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2015

Foundation of KNDS

After all required approvals have been obtained, KMW and Nexter have completed their association on 15 December 2015. From now on, two of the leading European manufacturers of military land systems based in France and Germany will operate jointly under the umbrella of a holding company under Dutch law with headquarters in Amsterdam. This was not only the beginning of cooperation, but also of growing together.

Military Vehicles, Ammunition, Digital Solutions, Services

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KNDS Deutschland

KNDS Deutschland is a systems supplier that develops, produces and supports heavily armored wheeled and tracked vehicles. This includes the well-known products LEOPARD, DINGO 2 and LEGUAN.

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KNDS France

KNDS France proposes products now considered as standards, such as the LECLERC MBT, the armored infantry combat vehicle (VBCI) and the CAESAR artillery system.

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Events

KNDS-NEDS-2024

NEDS 2024

Netherlands
21 - 21 November 2024

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EUROSATORY 2024

Paris / France
17 - 21 June 2024

KNDS-HEMUS-2024

HEMUS 2024

Plovdiv / Bulgaria
05 - 08 June 2024

KNDS-IDEB-2024

IDEB 2024

Bratislava / Slovakia
13 - 15 May 2024

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DSA 2024

Malaisie / Kuala Lumpur
06 - 09 May 2024

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IQDEX 2024

Baghdad / Iraq
20 - 23 April 2024

KNDS-MILIPOL-ASIA-2023

MILIPOL SINGAPORE 2024

Singapore
03 - 05 April 2024

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DIMDEX 2024

Doha / Qatar
04 - 06 March 2024

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DEFEXPO 2024

India
01 - 02 March 2024

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Singapore Airshow 2024

Singapore / Singapore
20 - 25 February 2024

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