Defence technology group KMW+Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS), formed from the defence technology system houses Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (Germany) and Nexter (France), has increased sales by a few million to €2.4Bn in 2020 despite the impact of the pandemic. The order book rose by €3.3Bn to a record €10.6Bn. The 2020 orders include:
- 322 FENNEK MLU (Netherlands)
- 24 LEGUAN bridge layers (Germany)
- 42 JAGUAR, 271 GRIFFON and 364 SERVAL (France)
- CAESAR guns (export)
Gerhard Heiming