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
![The 8×8 variant of the CAESAR SPH on display at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition. [Tank Encyclopedia, courtesy photo]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/caesar-8x8-at-eurosatory-2024-Kopie-218x150.jpg "The continuing evolution of tube artillery")
![The KNDS EMBT-ADT 140 technology demonstrator on display at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition. This model featured the 140 mm configuration of the ASCALON gun. [Mark Cazalet]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/EMBT-EDT-140_Mark-Cazalet-Kopie-218x150.jpg "MGCS status update")
