Overview
HENSOLDT is a Germany-based defence-electronics and sensor-technology company that develops sensing and integrated systems for defence and security applications across land, air, sea, cyber and space. Its two main business segments are Sensors and Optronics, with products including radar, electronic-warfare and optronic systems.[1][2][3]
The company’s stated purpose is “Innovations for a safer world.” Headquartered in Germany, HENSOLDT has production sites in Germany, France, the UK and South Africa, and offices on five continents.[4][5] In FY2025, it reported revenue of €2,455 million and described its workforce as around 9,500 employees.[6][7] [1][2][3][6][4][5][7]
Products & services
HENSOLDT’s Sensors portfolio includes radar, identification-friend-or-foe systems, electronic warfare and avionics. Its products cover air defence, ground and airport surveillance, drone defence and secure data links; named systems include the TRML-4D air-surveillance and target-acquisition radar, the Eurofighter Common Radar System Mk1 and the Praetorian self-protection system [1]. HENSOLDT states that TRML-4D can track more than 1,500 targets simultaneously, with stated track ranges exceeding 120 km for fighter aircraft and 60 km for supersonic missiles [8]. Its electronic-warfare and signals-intelligence products include Kalaetron Attack, an airborne jamming system, and Kalaetron Integral, which combines ELINT and COMINT with continuous frequency coverage from below 30 MHz to 40 GHz [9][10]. Avionics products include situational-awareness systems, mission computers and flight-data recorders [11].
Optronics products include reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition systems, telescopic sights, laser rangefinders, night-vision devices, thermal cameras, submarine periscopes and electro-optical/infrared surveillance systems; the portfolio also includes precision optics for semiconductor lithography [12]. Named examples include SETAS, a day-and-night 360-degree observation system for armoured vehicles, and PERI R17 A3, a stabilised commander sight for observation and target detection on the move, by day and night [13][14]. HENSOLDT also offers SBMS, tactical C4ISR software for situational awareness and spectrum battle management, and CaviMission, a plug-in airborne computer [15][16]. Its services include maintenance, repair and overhaul, training, field service, simulation, spares and availability support [17].
HENSOLDT does not disclose revenue by individual product in the cited reporting; its 2025 revenue disclosure is by segment. Sensors generated €2,058 million and Optronics €419 million, compared with group revenue of €2,455 million—approximately 83.8% and 17.1% of group revenue, respectively; the segment figures do not sum to group revenue because of eliminations and other items [6]. [1][11][12][6][6][6][8][9][10][13][14][15][16][17]
Geographic presence
HENSOLDT’s headquarters are in Taufkirchen near Munich. Its German locations include Ulm, Oberkochen, Pforzheim, Fürstenfeldbruck, Wetzlar, Immenstaad, Kiel, Bremen and Donauwörth; its larger overseas locations are mainly in France, South Africa and the UK.[18] The company identifies production sites in Germany, France, the UK and South Africa, alongside offices across five continents.[5] Its regional pages also list offices or local sales and service presence in European countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and Greece; in Singapore, India, South Korea and Australia; in the UAE and Saudi Arabia; and in Bethesda, Maryland, in the United States.[19][20][21][22]
For FY2025, HENSOLDT reported customer-location revenue shares of Europe 88.7% (including Germany 63.0%), APAC 2.9%, North America 2.8%, Africa 2.6%, the Middle East 2.4% and LATAM 0.6%.[23] The FY2025 employee count was 9,193: Germany 7,506, South Africa 726, France 704, the United Kingdom 143 and Rest of World 114.[24] [18][5][19][20][21][22][23][24][24][24][24][24][24][5][19][20][21][22]
Business segments
HENSOLDT reports two operating segments: **Sensors** and **Optronics**. In FY2025, Sensors generated €2,058 million, approximately 83.8% of consolidated revenue of €2,455 million. Its focus is system solutions based on sensor technology, including radar, identification-friend-or-foe, electronic-warfare and self-protection systems, integrated systems, and lifecycle services for military and civilian applications.[6][25][1]
Optronics generated €419 million, approximately 17.1% of consolidated revenue. Its focus is optronic system solutions, including reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition systems, optical instruments, thermal-imaging and night-vision devices, submarine periscopes, airborne and space optics, and precision optics for semiconductor lithography. The company also reports an elimination/reconciliation item of negative €21 million, approximately negative 0.9% of revenue; this is not a separate operating segment.[6][26][27]
The company also describes divisions and business areas within its segments, including Radar & Electromagnetic Warfare, Multi Domain Solutions, and Services & Training. These are not separately reported as revenue segments in the FY2025 segment breakdown.[28] [6][6][6][6][25][1][26][27][28]
Company history
HENSOLDT was launched on 28 February 2017, bringing together former Airbus defence-electronics activities and Airbus DS Optronics; its heritage includes several predecessor businesses, among them AEG, Carl Zeiss, Dornier and Telefunken.[29][30] In 2017, it expanded through acquisitions of avionics supplier EuroAvionics and British maritime-radar specialist Kelvin Hughes.[31][32] It completed its separation from Airbus in 2018, the year it presented the TwInvis passive radar and introduced the TRML-4D air-defence radar.[33][34][35] In 2019, it acquired major parts of French company Nexeya.[36]
HENSOLDT became a publicly traded company in September 2020, when its shares began trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange following an IPO that raised €300 million gross.[37][38] In 2021, it acquired Austrian open-source intelligence and AI provider SAIL LABS; in 2022, it delivered the first TRML-4D radar for Ukraine’s IRIS-T SLM air-defence system.[39][40] It completed its acquisition of systems integrator ESG in April 2024.[41][42] In June 2026, it completed the acquisition of Dutch optronics specialist Nedinsco, adding capabilities including periscopes and driver-vision systems.[43] [37][38][41][42][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][39][40][43]
Sources
- HENSOLDT — Full financial report (2025 Y)
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