KNDS Deutschland and GDELS-SBS are combining their expertise to deliver a comprehensive modernisation of Leopard 2E for the ...

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KNDS was formed in 2015 during the military land systems merger of German family-owned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) - famous for making Leopard tanks - and French state-owned weapons provider Nexter.

To overcome production bottlenecks, the argument goes, why not repurpose manufacturing capabilities of Germany’s famed, but ...

Foundries that cast iron parts like suspension arms or steering knuckles for cars can easily switch to making mortar shells, ...

Manufacturers of tanks, radar and weapons are aiming to ramp ... German-French military defence system supplier KNDS, which plans to make the Leopard 2 battle tank and the Puma infantry fighting ...

Other vehicles considered by Bratislava are said to comprise new Leopard 2A8 tanks from Germany’s KNDS or used 2A4s, an older Leopard variant that would be upgraded by the Slovak defense industry.

In February KNDS took over an entire plant in Saxony from Alstom, a French trainmaker, to build tanks. Production will switch from double-decker train carriages and trams to Leopard 2 tanks and ...

Still, according to European Commission figures, European factories as a whole are operating at less than 80% capacity. And while unemployment stood at a record low in January, more workers might soon ...

Its plans, being reviewed by a court overseeing the insolvent plant, come as Europe scrambles to ramp up production of tanks and weapons ... German defence firm KNDS, and is gearing up to add ...