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KNDSDeutschland

Munich, Germany 1999 · 27 years STRUCTURE · PRIVATE
$4.1B
REVENUE
10,000
EMPLOYEES
$410.4K
REV/EMPLOYEE
🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY

KNDSDeutschland

MAIS (Military Archive Industry Score)
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Methodology ↗
📋 Overview
🏢 Profile
🏭 Products
💰 Trade
🌍 Reach
🏆 Competition
📚 Sources
01 / Overview
KNDS Deutschland
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
1999 (27 years)
Structure
Private Company
Revenue
$4.1B
Employees
10,000
Portfolio
10 platforms
Website
knds.de
🏭Go to Product Catalog10 platforms→
🏛 CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Parent Company KNDS
02 / Company Profile
COMPANY IDENTITY Private Company
1999 Founded · 27 years
10,000 Employees · 2024
$4.1B Annual Revenue · 2024
$410.4K Revenue per Employee
Munich, Germany
PRODUCTION POWER archive data
10 Weapons & Equipment Produced
0 Systems Supplied
72 Operator Countries
6 Conflict Service
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 2 categories
10 Produced
0 Supplied
10 products
Armoured Vehicles %70 7
Artillery & Missile Systems %30 3
CORPORATE TIES
PARENT COMPANY ▲ KNDS
CLASS LEADER?performance position within category
69This company's product average
(10 products)
▲
53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)
BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREATanks
This company (5 products)57
Tanksavg (563 products)42
This company's products perform above the archive average.
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
▲ PARENT COMPANY
KNDS
03 / Products & Production · 10 platforms
FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio
TanksLeopard 21979–68country$31.3M
90
COLLABORATING COMPANIES16 joint producers
Krauss-Maffei WegmannArtillery Gun ModuleKrauss-MaffeiLeopard 2Hägglund & SönerLeopard 2Maschinenbau KielLeopard 2Santa Bárbara SistemasLeopard 2RheinmetallLeopard 2Contraves AGLeopard 2Hellenic Vehicle IndustryLeopard 2AlkettPanzer IIDaimler-Benz AGPanzer IIMIAGPanzer IIFAMOPanzer IIHenschel & SohnPanzer IIMAN SEPanzer IIFriedrich Krupp AGPanzer IIIRheinmetall AGPuma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with
Krauss-Maffei WegmannArtillery Gun ModuleKrauss-MaffeiLeopard 2Hägglund & SönerLeopard 2Maschinenbau KielLeopard 2Santa Bárbara SistemasLeopard 2RheinmetallLeopard 2Krauss-Maffei WegmannLeopard 2Contraves AGLeopard 2Hellenic Vehicle IndustryLeopard 2Krauss-MaffeiLeopard 1AlkettPanzer IIDaimler-Benz AGPanzer IIMIAGPanzer IIFAMOPanzer IIHenschel & SohnPanzer IIMAN SEPanzer IIFriedrich Krupp AGPanzer IIIAlkettPanzer IIIDaimler-Benz AGPanzer IIIFAMOPanzer IIIHenschel & SohnPanzer IIIMAN SEPanzer IIIRheinmetall AGPuma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
04 / Trade & Deals · 3 deals
DEFENSE DEALS3 deals
YearBuyerProduct / ServiceQuantityAmountTypeStatus
2025SwitzerlandArtillery Gun Module36$850 Mnew-buildordered
2014QatarFennek32—new-buildDelivered
2001GermanyFennek222—new-buildDelivered
05 / Global Reach · 72 countries · 6 conflicts
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 72 country
72 countries' armed forces use this company's products
Germany 9 systems Italy 6 systems Hungary 5 systems Romania 5 systems Ukraine 5 systems Australia 4 systems Canada 4 systems Croatia 4 systems Norway 4 systems Qatar 4 systems Turkey 4 systems United States 4 systems Finland 3 systems Greece 3 systems Lithuania 3 systems United Kingdom 3 systems Brazil 2 systems Bulgaria 2 systems Chile 2 systems Czech Republic 2 systems Denmark 2 systems Indonesia 2 systems Israel 2 systems Poland 2 systems Slovakia 2 systems Spain 2 systems Switzerland 2 systems Armenia 1 systems Austria 1 systems Azerbaijan 1 systems Belarus 1 systems Belgium 1 systems Ecuador 1 systems Eritrea 1 systems Estonia 1 systems Ethiopia 1 systems Georgia 1 systems India 1 systems Iran 1 systems Iraq 1 systems Kazakhstan 1 systems Kenya 1 systems Kyrgyzstan 1 systems Laos 1 systems Latvia 1 systems Lebanon 1 systems Moldova 1 systems Mongolia 1 systems Morocco 1 systems Nicaragua 1 systems North Korea 1 systems North Macedonia 1 systems People's Republic of China 1 systems Peru 1 systems Portugal 1 systems Russia 1 systems Saudi Arabia 1 systems Serbia 1 systems Sierra Leone 1 systems Singapore 1 systems Slovenia 1 systems South Africa 1 systems South Korea 1 systems South Sudan 1 systems Sweden 1 systems Tajikistan 1 systems Turkmenistan 1 systems Uganda 1 systems United Arab Emirates 1 systems Uzbekistan 1 systems Venezuela 1 systems Yemen 1 systems
CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 6 conflict
2022 full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war 2018 Turkish military operation in Afrin 2016–2017 Operation Euphrates Shield 2011–2024 Syrian Civil War 2001–2021 War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 1998–1999 Kosovo War
06 / Competition
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📚 SOURCES
  1. Company website: https://knds.de/
  2. Publicly available open sources and databases.