In the past four months, sensor solution provider Hensoldt has booked new orders worth 1.1 billion euros, the company has reported. That is about the same as in the first half of 2023. The order backlog is expected to rise to over six billion euros and is therefore three times the annual sales.
Hensoldt cites the German air defense system Nah- und Nahstbereichsschutz (LVS NNbS), which was commissioned in January, as well as further purchases of the TRML-4D air defense radar as well as the Eurofighter radar and optical systems for armored vehicles as major orders that contributed to the increase in orders.
“As is usual in our business, we received a large number of orders before and around the turn of the year. It clearly shows that we are fully on track with regard to our growth goals,” says Hensoldt CFO Christian Ladurner.
Das Projekt LVS NNbS spielt mit einem Auftragswert von annähernd 300 Millionen Euro dabei für Hensoldt eine große Rolle. Damit erhalte die Bundeswehr ein hochmodernes System zum Schutz von Bodentruppen im Einsatz sowie bei der Absicherung von Gefechtsständen und Liegenschaften gegen Bedrohungen aus der Luft. Aus dem Hensoldt-Portfolio seien daran alle Geschäftsbereiche – Radar, Optronik, Spectrum Dominance und Services – beteiligt.
One of the revenue drivers is the internationally successful air defense radar TRML-4D, for which Hensoldt received orders for more than 20 radars with an order value of around 350 million euros throughout the year. The radar is part of the LVS IRIS-T SLM, a large number of which have been ordered for Ukraine, Germany and numerous NATO countries.
According to Hensoldt, the development of the Eurofighter radar also represented a substantial part of the order intake in the fourth quarter, with an order value of almost 100 million euros. There was also strong demand for optics and self-protection systems for the Leopard and Puma armored vehicles, which contributed over 60 million euros to the growth in the order backlog.
“Sensor solutions and electronic systems are indispensable for an efficient defense,” stated Ladurner. “In view of the growing international tensions, we therefore expect growing demand for these products, which we are meeting with a systematic expansion of our production capacities.”
Editorial staff / gwh
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