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KNDS GROUP


THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN LAND SYSTEMS IS HERE.

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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.

Mission & Vision Solutions

VISIT KNDS


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.

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

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...

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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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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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Eurosatory 2024

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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Eurosatory 2024

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, ...

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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...

READ MORE
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. ...

READ MORE
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. ...

Read more
Eurosatory 2024

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.
...

Read more
Eurosatory 2024

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, ...

Read more
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...

READ MORE
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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2024
2024

April 8, 2024


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.

2023
2023

June 14, 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.

2020
2020

December 15, 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.

2018
2018

June 20, 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.

2018
2018

June 11-15, 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.

2017
2017

April 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.

2016
2016

June 13.-17., 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.

2015
2015

December 15, 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


OUR PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

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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KNDS and the Media


PRESS RELEASES


UNIFIED BRAND APPEARANCE: LAND DEFENSE SYSTEMS GROUP KNDS GEARS UP FOR THE
EUROPEAN FUTURE

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KMW ESTABLISHES KNDS SERVICE BASE IN SLOVAKIA FOR UKRAINE

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KNDS: THE EUROPEAN MBT POWERHOUSE PRESENTS ITS KNOW-HOW AT EUROSATORY

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UKRAINIAN SUBSIDIARY OF ARMAMENTS GROUP KNDS OPENED

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DEFINING BATTLEFIELD SUPERIORITY: KNDS PRESENTS GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGIES IN
FUTURE LAND WARFARE

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NEGOTIATIONS ABANDONED BETWEEN KNDS AND LEONARDO

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FINANCIAL YEAR 2023: KNDS REPORTS STRONGEST ORDER GROWTH AMONG THE 15 LARGEST
EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMPANIES

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UNIFORM BRAND IDENTITY: LAND DEFENCE GROUP KNDS COMPLETES THE LEGAL RENAMING OF
ITS GROUP COMPANIES

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KNDS AND LEONARDO FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

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KNDS REPORTS ANOTHER YEAR OF GROWTH

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UNIFIED BRAND APPEARANCE: LAND DEFENSE SYSTEMS GROUP KNDS GEARS UP FOR THE
EUROPEAN FUTURE

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KMW ESTABLISHES KNDS SERVICE BASE IN SLOVAKIA FOR UKRAINE

Read Press Release


KNDS: THE EUROPEAN MBT POWERHOUSE PRESENTS ITS KNOW-HOW AT EUROSATORY

Read Press Release


UKRAINIAN SUBSIDIARY OF ARMAMENTS GROUP KNDS OPENED

Read Press Release


DEFINING BATTLEFIELD SUPERIORITY: KNDS PRESENTS GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGIES IN
FUTURE LAND WARFARE

Read Press Release


NEGOTIATIONS ABANDONED BETWEEN KNDS AND LEONARDO

Read Press Release


FINANCIAL YEAR 2023: KNDS REPORTS STRONGEST ORDER GROWTH AMONG THE 15 LARGEST
EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMPANIES

Read Press Release


UNIFORM BRAND IDENTITY: LAND DEFENCE GROUP KNDS COMPLETES THE LEGAL RENAMING OF
ITS GROUP COMPANIES

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KNDS AND LEONARDO FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

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KNDS REPORTS ANOTHER YEAR OF GROWTH

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UNIFIED BRAND APPEARANCE: LAND DEFENSE SYSTEMS GROUP KNDS GEARS UP FOR THE
EUROPEAN FUTURE

Read Press Release


KMW ESTABLISHES KNDS SERVICE BASE IN SLOVAKIA FOR UKRAINE

Read Press Release


KNDS: THE EUROPEAN MBT POWERHOUSE PRESENTS ITS KNOW-HOW AT EUROSATORY

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EVENTS


DIMDEX 2024

Doha / Qatar
04 - 06 March 2024

H9-238

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DEFEXPO 2024

India
01 - 02 March 2024



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SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2024

Singapore / Singapore
20 - 25 February 2024

C-J65

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NEDS 2024

Netherlands
21 - 21 November 2024



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EUROSATORY 2024

Paris / France
17 - 21 June 2024



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HEMUS 2024

Plovdiv / Bulgaria
05 - 08 June 2024



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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



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MILIPOL SINGAPORE 2024

Singapore
03 - 05 April 2024



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DIMDEX 2024

Doha / Qatar
04 - 06 March 2024

H9-238

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DEFEXPO 2024

India
01 - 02 March 2024



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SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2024

Singapore / Singapore
20 - 25 February 2024

C-J65

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NEDS 2024

Netherlands
21 - 21 November 2024



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EUROSATORY 2024

Paris / France
17 - 21 June 2024



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HEMUS 2024

Plovdiv / Bulgaria
05 - 08 June 2024



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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



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MILIPOL SINGAPORE 2024

Singapore
03 - 05 April 2024



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DIMDEX 2024

Doha / Qatar
04 - 06 March 2024

H9-238

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DEFEXPO 2024

India
01 - 02 March 2024



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SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2024

Singapore / Singapore
20 - 25 February 2024

C-J65

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