KNDS France
KNDS France is the French leader in land defense and one of Europe’s leading munitions suppliers. Its scope of activity extends to the supply of systems and ammunition for air and naval forces. KNDS France has over 4,450 employees and 9 sites in France. By 2023, KNDS France will have sales of 1.5 billion euros (14% of which will be invested in R&D), an order book of 4.6 billion euros and new orders of 1.3 billion euros.
KNDS France is fully mobilized to meet the objectives of the SCORPION program, through the renovation of the Leclerc tank, the development and production of the VBMR GRIFFON and EBRC JAGUAR as part of a GME (Nexter, Arquus, Thales), and the VBMR Léger SERVAL (produced with Texelis). The group also offers a wide range of armored vehicles, such as the VBCI and TITUS®, CAESAR® and 105LG1 artillery systems, smart munitions (BONUS, KATANA®), robots and a wide range of equipment. 30% of Nexter Group sales are devoted to customer services, from training and fleet management to maintenance and repair.
The NARWHAL® is a stabilized, remotely-operated naval turret equipped with a 20mm cannon. It combines firepower with a set of high-performance electro-optical day/night cameras, to counter and neutralize both conventional and asymmetric threats. Thanks to these instruments, the NARWHAL ensures very high performance standards, with exceptional accuracy at a range of 2000m. The NARWHAL® is ideally suited for integration on all types of ships for surveillance and maritime policing missions, as well as for interception or self-defense missions on high-tonnage vessels. In particular, it will provide close-in self-defense for the French and Egyptian FREMMs and the French MISTRAL-class BPCs. The NARWHAL is also used on Lebanese Navy patrol boats and in the French Navy (PLG).
The RAPIDFire is a remote-controlled artillery system designed by Nexter and Thales and equipped with the 40 CTA telescoped ammunition gun, an integrated fire control system and an operator console. The RAPIDFire is a multi-role system with its own tracking and aiming capabilities, providing platforms with close-in self-defense against air and surface threats. Featuring state-of-the-art optronics designed by Thales, and new telescoped ammunition technology developed by Nexter and BAE subsidiary CTAI, RAPIDFire represents the future of naval short-range artillery. The system is characterized by its ability to deal with multiple threats with a single, precise and ergonomic weapon. Initially designed for ship protection, it complements other naval weapon systems such as anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles. In fact, RAPIDFire costs far less to operate than a missile, and its ammunition consumption is optimized compared with that of small-calibre systems with very high rates of fire.
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