KNDS
Sign in to saveAlso known as KMW+Nexter Defense Systems, KNDS N.V.
KNDS N.V., is a European defence industry holding company, which is the result of a merger between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems. The joint holding company is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Key facts
- Company.name
- KNDS N.V.
- Company.logo
- KNDS logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 220px
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.image
- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Nexter (KNDS) Headquarters with French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Paris, France on 2 April 2024 (cropped).jpg
- Company.industry
- Defence
- Company.hq_location_city
- Amsterdam
- Company.hq_location_country
- Netherlands
- Company.revenue
- €3.8 billion
- Company.revenue_year
- 2024
- Company.num_employees
- 11,000
- Company.num_employees_year
- 2025
- Company.subsid
- KNDS DeutschlandKNDS FranceKNDS UK
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Official name
- KNDS N.V.
- Country
- Netherlands
- Founded by
- KNDS France
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam
- Subsidiary
- KNDS France
- Industry
- military–industrial complex
- Employees
- 9491
- Revenue
- 3300000000
- Legal form
- naamloze vennootschap
- Official website
- www.knds.com
- Image
- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Nexter (KNDS) Headquarters with French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Paris, France on 2 April 2024 (cropped).jpg
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Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Products
- Leopard 2 upgrade
- Main Ground Combat System
- Common Indirect Fire System
- Boxer AFV
- Military bridges
- Skyranger SPAAG
- Notes
- References

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