HENSOLDT – Innovations for a safer world

Land - Air - Sea Defence Industry - Germany

HENSOLDT is a leading company in the European defence industry with global reach. Based in Taufkirchen near Munich, the company develops complete sensor solutions for defence and security applications. As a technology leader, the Company drives the development of defence electronics and optronics and is continuously expanding its portfolio based on innovative approaches to data management, robotics and cyber security. With more than 6,400 employees, HENSOLDT achieved a turnover of 1.5 billion euros in 2021. HENSOLDT is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

HENSOLDT’s main areas of activity include intelligence and reconnaissance sensors, solutions for controlling the electromagnetic spectrum and mission avionics systems. The company combines various mission-critical sensor technologies to create package solutions that allow detection capabilities to be substantially improved through sensor and data fusion. In this way, HENSOLDT helps to avert threats to armed forces and society.

In particular, HENSOLDT focuses on key technologies as defined by the German government in the categories of sensor technology and controlling the electromagnetic spectrum. The company drives their development in its competence centres at its main sites in Germany, France, the UK and South Africa. With its proven expertise, HENSOLDT plays a substantial role in multinational future-oriented projects, such as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) and Maritime Airborne Warfare System (MAWS).

Its broadly diversified product portfolio is geared towards customers in the defence and security arenas and covers the entire spectrum for air, sea and land missions. HENSOLDT’s solutions are deployed on various platforms, including helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, ships and submarines, armoured vehicles and satellites.

Among the most prominent air and space platforms equipped with HENSOLDT’s products are the F-16, Eurofighter, Gripen and Rafale combat aircraft, the TanDEM-X and EDRS-A satellites, the A400M transport aircraft and various types of helicopters. Furthermore, the company provides mission-critical equipment for the Puma and Leopard armoured vehicles, class 212 and 209 submarines, the U.S. Navy’s Freedom class of littoral combat ships and the German Navy’s F125 frigates. HENSOLDT optical sights and night vision optics have been chosen for the German Bundeswehr’s Future Soldier programme.

HENSOLDT’s capabilities

As a leading technology company in the defence industry, HENSOLDT provides sensor solutions, electronic warfare technologies and competencies in data analytics and cyber security, enabling armed forces to detect and combat threats in both the analogue and virtual space.

Air
Systems for aviation-related applications, sensors and avionics have been part of HENSOLDT’s core expertise for decades for civil and military application. They ensure information superiority and complete situational awareness, monitor airspace, control air defence systems or improve the safety of air traffic in general
Sea
The control of sea lanes, coastal waters and onshore regions requires systems, which can identify potential threats in these extremely difficult environmental conditions. HENSOLDT offers systems for coastal surveillance, platform protection, situational awareness, ISTAR mission, navigation and SIGINT applications.

Land
Drawing on a deep well of experience in radar, electronic warfare and optronics solutions, HENSOLDT has developed a wide spectrum of systems for land forces. They enable observation and tracking, situational awareness, reconnaissance and surveillance, platform and force protection as well as electronic attack and protection.

Security
HENSOLDT offers state-of-the-art flexible, configurable and integrated sensor solutions for a variety of security applications. From border and wildlife security, critical infrastructure and large events protection to counter-drone solutions. All are managed by a highly innovative C2 system.

Cyber and Information Space
HENSOLDT develops security-hardened IT systems that are resistant to hacker attacks and inherent hardware vulnerabilities. The company also drives the linking of innovative AI technologies with existing sensor solutions, providing systems to control the information space, secure IT and tactical cyber security.

Space
HENSOLDT is cutting-edge with regard to designing, developing, producing and testing space optronics and electronics solutions. These capabilities are complemented by the HENSOLDT Space Consultancy, which advises space agencies such as CNES, ESA and NASA on mission execution.