Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall, a weapon maker based in Düsseldorf, is 1 of the largest recipients of German government contracts. Founded in the 19th century, the company peculiarly benefited from the "return point" announced by erstwhile Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Since Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the share price of Rheinmetall increased respective times.
Rheinmetall, who has long specialized in tank production, has expanded its production in fresh years. According to Financial Times reports, the company has late received an order for EUR 300 million au kamikaze drone FV-014 which was presented only in September. Rheinmetall and the German public procurement agency contacted by the Financial Times, They refused to comment on the deal.
Last authoritative order, complex in cooperation with the Dutch defence company KNDS , concerning transportation 222 Jackal's wheeled combat infantry cars, with contract value of law EUR 3 billion . According to Rheinmetall, 150 of them will go to the German armed forces and 72 to the Dutch. In September, the weapon maker received a large transportation order protected medical facilities . Contract value exceeds EUR 300 million , informed the spokesperson for the German Armed Forces.
According to Rheinmetall, in June the company received the largest order in its history: German armed forces ordered Artillery ammunition about €8.5 billion .
According to the confidential want list Politico reachedGermany besides intends to order 687 Puma combat infantry cars from Rheinmetall and KNDS. transportation is expected to start in 2035. The cost of the order plan is not yet known, but Politico estimates it around €14 billion based on an earlier framework agreement.
In June, Dutch defence minister Boris Pistorius ordered 105 Primary tanks Leopard 2 A8 from the Dutch military company KNDS under the law EUR 3 billion. The company was established in 2015 as a consequence of the merger of German tank manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and its French competitor Nextera and until present specializes in tanks.
The KNDS is expected to deliver the equipment ordered to the German Armed Forces by 2030, according to information from the national Ministry of Defence. The company besides announced that the KNDS would modernise approximately 10,000 combat vehicles and support in digital radio and communication systems. The full value of the contract with a duration of six years shall be EUR 1.98 billion . Half of this amount is allocated to KNDS Germany.
Helsing and Stark
According to the Financial Times, in connection with the order of drones from Rheinmetall, the German Armed Forces also placed orders in Helsing and Stark arms start-ups. Helsing was created in 2021 and specializes in the usage of artificial intelligence in defence sector . Stark was created even earlier, in 2024, and presently only offers 3 different drone models.
Helsing supply a model HX-2 , Stark and Virtus . The value of each contract shall be EUR 300 million . The full contract is 1 of the largest single orders for modern drone systems for the German Armed Forces.
Hensoldt
The Munich Hensoldt Group, which produces defence electronics, recorded orders worth more than EUR 1.4 billion between October 2024 and early 2025. According to the company, a large proportion of this amount were contracts for the German armed forces.
These include improvement radar strategy for Eurofighter combat aircraft (€350 million) , systems for 123 base tanks Leopard 2 A8 (68 million euro) and technology modernisation sensors for the Fennek exploratory vehicle (56 million euro) .
Another crucial task is modernization of the German Armed Forces Electronic Combat Centre In cooperation with Airbus, about EUR 368 million . These large government contracts have almost doubled Hensoldt's revenues in this fiscal year.
Diehl Defence
Diehl Defence, founded in 2007, is the Group's defensive department Diehl. It supplies German armed forces primarily with air defence systems and anti-aircraft missiles. According to the company, in June 2024 was besides extended a framework agreement of value EUR 15 billion for Artillery ammunition .
Germany, together with Italy and the Netherlands, also ordered 940 ground-to-air missiles FIM-92 Stinger from RTX corp . W In August Diehl announced the signing of a letter of intent from RTX on the joint production of key components to missiles Europe.
TKMS
In June, TKMS, building submarines, signed one from the largest service contracts in the company's history. Subsidiary of Thyssenkrupp supply comprehensive modernisation and support services for six German Type 212A submarines . Contract value exceeds EUR 800 million and is valid for 10 years.
The German Armed Forces besides commissioned TKMS to make an IDAS submarine air defence strategy for the self-defence of submarines. This task is implemented jointly with Diehl Defence.
Heckler & Koch
Gun maker Heckler & Koch has been supplying German armed forces since 1959. In the first half of 2025 the company noted contracts with a value above EUR 280 million – an increase of almost 43 percent compared to the erstwhile year, mainly due to a large order for a fresh standard G95A1 assault rifle .
In total, more than 118,000 units of this assault firearm are to be delivered. This task is 1 of the most crucial contracts in the company's history. In addition to G95A1, Heckler & Koch besides provides German armed forces with a fresh G210 sniper firearm and MG5 device gun.
The defence manufacture is inactive developing
Current trends in the arms manufacture are likely to persist. The German government plans to further increase its defence budget by 2029 – according to current forecasts, full yearly expenditure is expected to increase to up to EUR 153 billion. A crucial part of this appropriation will be allocated to broad public procurement programmes, specified as those from the Politico list of wishes. Their combined range: EUR 377 billion by 2034.
