EU EDIP FRAMEWORKEuropean Defence Industry Programme: Collaborative capability procurement frameworks deployed across member states•
BAAINBW KOBLEZSondervermögen multi-year 155mm artillery ammunition framework call-offs progressing to scale production•
NATO NSPAAllied consortium 1,000 Patriot air defense missile production line active under multinational procurement initiative•
FRANCE DGALoi de Programmation Militaire (LPM) execution: €413bn multi-year defense budget authorizations underway•
NORDIC DEFENSEFMV & Nordic allies accelerate joint land combat capability agreements and ammunition supply chains•
UK DE&S ABBEY WOODGlobal Combat Air Programme (GCAP) trilateral treaty ratified with Japan and Italy for 6th-generation fighter development•
EU EDIP FRAMEWORKEuropean Defence Industry Programme: Collaborative capability procurement frameworks deployed across member states•
BAAINBW KOBLEZSondervermögen multi-year 155mm artillery ammunition framework call-offs progressing to scale production•
NATO NSPAAllied consortium 1,000 Patriot air defense missile production line active under multinational procurement initiative•
FRANCE DGALoi de Programmation Militaire (LPM) execution: €413bn multi-year defense budget authorizations underway•
NORDIC DEFENSEFMV & Nordic allies accelerate joint land combat capability agreements and ammunition supply chains•
UK DE&S ABBEY WOODGlobal Combat Air Programme (GCAP) trilateral treaty ratified with Japan and Italy for 6th-generation fighter development•
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KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems)

Franco-German Land Defense Leader — Main Battle Tanks & CAESAR Artillery

Joint European land defense prime uniting Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter. Manufacturers of the Leopard 2 tank, CAESAR truck-mounted howitzer, Boxer vehicle, and Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).

JurisdictionGermany / France
HeadquartersAmsterdam / Munich / Versailles
Access Modelofficial
Established2015
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Coverage Domains & Capabilities

Core subject matter, equipment programs, and institutional areas indexed under KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems):

#Leopard 2#CAESAR Artillery#MGCS#Franco-German Defense#Armored Systems

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