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KNDS
French-German defence company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see KNDS (disambiguation).
KNDS, formerly KMW+Nexter Defense Systems,[lower-alpha 1] is a European defence industry holding company, which is the result of a merger between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems. The joint holding company is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[2]
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Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
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Industry | Defence |
Founded | December 15, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-15) |
Headquarters | , Netherlands |
Key people | Frank Haun, CEO |
Revenue | €3.3 billion (2023) |
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Number of employees | 9,500 (2023) |
Subsidiaries | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Nexter Systems KNDS UK |
Website | www |
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