HENSOLDT
German sensor and defense electronics company.
HENSOLDT is a German defense electronics company specializing in sensors and optronics, sharing in a €175.3M European Defence Fund allocation for sensor/optronics work.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Taufkirchen, Germany
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- Undisclosed
- Total funding
- Public
- Stage
- Public
- Status
- public
- Domains
- Sensors, Optronics, Defense electronics
Founders0
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Investors0
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Cap table2
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Federal Republic of Germany (via KfW) | Common | 25.1% |
Leonardo S.p.A. | Common | 22.8% |
Contracts5
- ContractUkraine Air-Defence Radar PackageHENSOLDT air-defence radar package for Ukraine (TRML-4D, SPEXER 2000), EUR340M, awarded July 2025.
- ContractEDF STORE (Shared Database for Optronics image Recognition and Evaluation)HENSOLDT participates in EDF STORE, an AI-based optronics image-evaluation project, EUR23M total (consortium-shared, not HENSOLDT's individual share).
- ContractLuchs 2 Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor EquipmentHENSOLDT awarded ~EUR1B BAAINBw contract to supply sensor equipment for the Luchs 2 reconnaissance vehicle.
- ContractODAEON Optical Detection SystemHENSOLDT awarded EUR17.6M BAAINBw contract for the ODAEON optical detection system, through end-2026.
- ContractHADR NF Long-Range Air-Defence RadarHENSOLDT, with Israel's ELTA/IAI, contracted to supply 4 HADR NF long-range air-defence radar units to BAAINBw.
Frequently asked
- What does HENSOLDT do?
- HENSOLDT is a German defense electronics company specializing in sensors and optronics, sharing in a €175.3M European Defence Fund allocation for sensor/optronics work.
- Where is HENSOLDT headquartered?
- HENSOLDT is headquartered in Taufkirchen, Germany and was founded in 2017.
- What does HENSOLDT specialize in?
- HENSOLDT works across Sensors, Optronics, Defense electronics.
- Does HENSOLDT hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links HENSOLDT to 5 government contracts and 1 program.
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Sources & citations2
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HENSOLDT invested in Project Q's €15M Series A and entered a product partnership around software-defined multi-domain defence integration.
HENSOLDT: HENSOLDT invests in Project Q and strengthens the partnershipVerified2026-07-15 - 2
Federal Republic of Germany (via KfW) 25.1%, Leonardo S.p.A. 22.8%, free float 52.1% — HENSOLDT's own shareholder-structure chart; page dated Dec 8, 2023, structure reportedly unchanged through FY2025 per secondary coverage
HENSOLDT AG: Share Information — Shareholder StructureReported2023-12-08