HENSOLDT expands production capacity

October 2, 2025

New ‘Ulm 2’ production site secures delivery capability

Sensor specialist HENSOLDT is expanding its production capacity with an external site near Ulm. An industrial hall is being leased and converted for this purpose. The lease agreement has now been signed. The company is investing a mid-double-digit million euro amount.

The new production site will focus on the series production of radars for air defence and drone defence. From 2027, around 1,000 radars are to be produced per year. This will significantly increase the production volume of key products. Development and production in Ulm will remain the core competence of the existing site.

“Due to the massive expansion of production capacity over the last two years, we are reaching the limits of the space available at the Ulm site. We have now found a solution to this and are ensuring a rapid expansion of capacity to safeguard HENSOLDT’s ability to act,” says HENSOLDT CFO Christian Ladurner. “Our main customers – above all the German Armed Forces – have urgent needs, and under the current structures we are not in a position to meet these requirements. Therefore, expanding our capacities is not only necessary, but also without alternative.”

At its site in Ulm, HENSOLDT develops and produces radars, electronic warfare systems and electronic components with approximately 3,000 employees.

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