HENSOLDT has announced plans to expand its production capacity by establishing an additional site near Ulm, Germany. The company has signed a lease agreement for an industrial hall that will be converted into a radar integration facility. The investment amounts to a mid-double-digit million euro sum.
The new “Ulm 2” site will focus on series production of radars for air and drone defense. Beginning in 2027, the facility is expected to produce around 1,000 radars annually, significantly increasing the company’s output. Core development and production activities will continue at the existing Ulm location.
“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,” said 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.”
HENSOLDT currently employs around 3,000 people in Ulm, where it develops and produces radars, electronic warfare systems, and electronic components.
