PARIS - Armored-vehicle makers KNDS and Rheinmetall and defense-electronics firm Thales signed the shareholder agreement for the project company that will develop a future main battle tank for ...

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

German defence companies seeking more capacity as Europe prepares to raise military spending are eyeing the ailing car ...

A surge of demand caused by the war in Ukraine has made defence firms stars among Germany’s listed companies. Their share ...

Defense consortium KNDS, known for building Leopard tanks and other combat vehicles, has increased its shareholding in German defense company Renk Group to 25.1% from 6.7%. Shares in Renk rose ...

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.

French train maker Alstom last month inked a deal to sell a German rail factory to defense consortium KNDS, which plans to use the site to make battle tanks and armored vehicles. That comes in the ...

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Wednesday that moves by European capitals to ramp up military expenditure and ...

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.

It did not give further details. German-French military defence system supplier KNDS, which plans to make the Leopard 2 battle tank and the Puma infantry fighting vehicle at a German tram plant it ...