Hensoldt (group of companies)

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Hensoldt Holding GmbH

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founding February 28, 2017
Seat Taufkirchen (near Munich) , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management Thomas Müller ( CEO )
Peter Fieser ( Human Resources )
Axel Salzmann ( Finance )
Peter Schlote ( COO )
Number of employees 4000
sales 1 billion  euros
Branch Aerospace engineering
Defense industry
Website www.hensoldt.net

The Hensoldt Holding GmbH ( Hensoldt for short ) is a multinational arms company based in Germany. It was created in 2017 from former divisions of Airbus Defense and Space for sensor technology in the areas of defense, security, aerospace. The main product areas are radars and optoelectronic systems, electronic warfare and avionics .

The head office is in Taufkirchen (near Munich) . Other locations in Germany include Ulm , Oberkochen , Wetzlar , Immenstaad , Pforzheim and Kiel, and in South Africa in Irene and Pretoria . Of the approximately 4,000 employees, around 3,400 are employed in Germany and around 600 at the locations of the subsidiaries in South Africa.

history

The company emerged from the electronics division of the armaments business of the Airbus Group. At the end of February 2017, Airbus sold just under 75% of the shares in this division to the US financial investor KKR . KKR took over the remaining shares from Airbus in 2018. The newly founded company has been operating under the brand name Hensoldt since then. The company's roots lie in predecessor companies such as AEG , DASA , Dornier , Telefunken , Siemens Sicherheitstechnik, Zeiss , Cassidian and Airbus . According to media reports, KKR is considering a partial or complete disinvestment in the course of an IPO of Hensoldt.

The name Hensoldt goes back to Moritz Carl Hensoldt (1821–1903), a German pioneer of optics and precision engineering in the 19th century. In 1852 he founded an optical workshop for telescopes , astronomical devices and microscopes under his own name and thus created one of the large optical companies in Wetzlar . After Hensoldt's death, the Carl Zeiss company acquired Hensoldt AG in 1928. This company later became Carl Zeiss Sports Optics , with optical products for civil and hunting applications, as well as Carl Zeiss Optronics Wetzlar, which is now Hensoldt's premises again.

Corporate structure

The Hensoldt Group has a holding structure with the following direct and indirect operating subsidiaries (as of June 2017):

  • Hensoldt Sensors GmbH, Taufkirchen, Germany
  • Hensoldt Optronics GmbH, Oberkochen, Germany
  • Hensoldt Optronics (Pty) Ltd., Irene, South Africa
  • GEW Technologies (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa
  • EuroAvionics Holding GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany

In June 2017, Hensoldt announced that it had entered into a share purchase agreement with the investment company ECI via the British company Kelvin Hughes. The purchase is subject to antitrust approvals and should be completed by the end of 2017.

The sole shareholder in Hensoldt Holding GmbH is Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR).

Product areas

radar

Hensoldt Twinvis passive radar mounted on a wolf

Hensoldt develops and manufactures radars that are used for surveillance, reconnaissance, air traffic control and air defense. These systems are used on platforms such as the Eurofighter , the frigate 125 of the German Navy, the Littoral Combat Ships of the US Navy and in ground-based systems. The company has also set up the air traffic control network of the German Air Force with an area coverage of 1,700 by 1,500 kilometers, equips the Bundeswehr air bases with the ASR-S airfield surveillance radar and supplies a complete approach control system for the military airfields in Switzerland. Additional air traffic control radars from Hensoldt are under contract in Great Britain, Australia and Canada. In April 2017, Hensoldt also received an order from Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH to modernize its radar infrastructure.

Products are u. a .: Radar devices and friend-foe detection : the artillery location radar COBRA , Airport Surveillance Radar ASR-S and ASR-NG, EuroRADAR CAPTOR , MSSR 2000I, SPEXER, TRML-3D , TRS-3D , TRS-4D . In September 2019, Hensoldt confirmed that the Hensoldt twinvis passive radar system detected two F-35 fighter aircraft in April 2018 when they took off after the International Aerospace Exhibition and flew back to the USA.

Optronics

Hensoldt manufactures optical and optronic devices for military and civil security applications. The main components of the devices are day vision cameras , thermal imaging devices , residual light amplifiers and laser rangefinders . The systems are used on various platforms for air, land, sea and space missions and for infrastructure and border security. The optronic systems are, for example, on the Puma armored personnel carrier and the Leopard 2 main battle tank , the class 212 and 209 submarines , the Gripen and Rafale combat aircraft , the Ahrlac reconnaissance aircraft , the Baykar TB2 drone , the Camcopter , the Diamond DA42 and the EDRS -A satellite in use. In addition, Hensoldt produces sights , target optics and optical systems for handguns through to heavy weapon systems . These systems are used in the Leopard 2 battle tank , the Panzerhaubitze 2000 , the NH90 and Tiger transport and combat helicopters as well as in the Infantryman of the Future modernization program for the infantry and armored infantry troops of the German Armed Forces.

Products are u. a .: EOTS, BAA, Spectus, NightOwl camera family, Sparrowhawk, PERI R17, PERI RTWL, ARGOS, GOSHAWK, SERO and OMS product family, MEOS, target optics (ZO) 4x30, reflex sight RSA-S, IRV 600 and IRV 900 .

Avionics

Hensoldt offers military and civil avionics systems . In the military sector, for example, the company offers situational awareness systems, military mission computers and flight recorders for helicopters and combat aircraft . The core product is the Sferion pilot assistance system , which enables safe flight operations in poor visibility. Various platforms are equipped with avionics products from Hensoldt, including a. the Eurofighter and Tornado combat aircraft , the Airbus A400M transport aircraft and various types of helicopters such as the NH90 and Tiger . In August 2017, Hensoldt took over EuroAvionics GmbH, a provider of civil avionics for helicopters and drones . This offers civilly certified avionics equipment for helicopters with interfaces to avionics and sensor systems from third-party providers. The products include flight management systems as well as avionic computers and autopilot systems, especially for drones.

Products are u. a .: Sferion product family, EuroNav7, EuroNav5, EuroNavNG, EasyTask, EasyWeigh and Enhanced Reality System (ERS).

Electronic warfare

Hensoldt's product portfolio for electronic warfare includes systems for recording and evaluating radar and radio signals as well as jamming systems (so-called jammers) a. serve to protect convoys or individual vehicles against improvised bombs ( IED ). Hensoldt also offers electronic self-protection systems for aircraft and helicopters against rocket attacks. The company has developed MUST , an operational, electronic protection system for armored vehicles. This is for example the armored personnel carrier Puma the Bundeswehr equipped.

Products are u. a .: sensors and systems for electronic warfare; ALTAS-2QB, EuroDASS Praetorian , MILDS, MUST .

Locations

Germany:

Worldwide:

Web links

Commons : Hensoldt Group  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  10. ↑ spiegel.de September 30, 2019: German technicians are said to have exposed the US fighter jet
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  12. ↑ Jakob Sutter: HENSOLDT takes over EuroAvionics. In: fliegerweb.com. Hobby Verlag AG, August 17, 2017, accessed on September 19, 2017 .
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  14. ↑ Lothar Belz: “Puma” self-protection equipment on track. (No longer available online.) In: Hensoldt press release. Hensoldt Holding GmbH, July 11, 2017, formerly in the original ; accessed on September 19, 2017 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.hensoldt.net  
  15. ↑ Global locations. In: Hensoldt Homepage. Hensoldt Holding GmbH, accessed on May 10, 2018 (English).