Media Days 2026
Standing by our soldiers with advanced mission solutions
Modern land operations require more than just high-performance platforms; they necessitate the integration of various capabilities into a cohesive operational system. At KNDS, we start with a clear understanding of how forces must operate, make decisions and act in real scenarios. It is only once the mission logic has been defined that the technologies, platforms and digital systems that enable it are shaped. Our focus is on designing the operational architecture that enables these products to work together effectively.
Mission Solution
The future of warfare is now
The future of land defense is no longer defined by individual platforms. Modern operations require forces that can sense, decide, and act as one across domains in real time. This shift drives mission-level solutions where reconnaissance, command, effects, protection and sustainment function as a single operational system.
KNDS is positioned to lead this transformation by combining proven combat platforms with advanced munitions, digital command capabilities, unmanned systems and integrated battlefield services. Moving beyond a platform-centric model, KNDS integrates sensors, effects, software and command systems while advancing capabilities such as manned–unmanned teaming, networked fires, electronic warfare and digital logistics.
Data, software and secure connectivity are central to this approach. Digital technologies, simulation, and software-defined capabilities enhance situational awareness, accelerate decision-making, and enable faster, more precise responses across the operational cycle.
Future conflicts will be decided less by individual systems and more by how effectively they are integrated. Success depends on connecting platforms, people, data and support into a unified, adaptable and resilient operational force.
Future KNDS
Innovation at a glance
Innovation drives the shift from platform-centric systems to integrated mission solutions. KNDS develops interoperable, open-architecture capabilities that connect sensors, decision systems, effects and sustainment into one operational ecosystem.
Key technologies for networked operations include advanced weapon concepts, highly automated artillery, and long-range precision systems, alongside robotics, unmanned teaming, and resilient communications.
Supported by a broad partner ecosystem and digital command solutions, this approach delivers scalable, future-ready mission solutions for complex multi-domain operations.
Understanding the customer
CONOPS
Concept of Operations (CONOPS) turns operational vision into executable capability. KNDS works with customers to translate mission needs into integrated concepts that align platforms, unmanned systems, munitions, command solutions, protection and sustainment within one operational system.
Constructive simulation tests and refines these concepts in realistic, data-driven environments. Multi-domain scenarios, sensor-to-shooter chains and support processes can be validated without live exercises, enabling confident planning and reduced risk.
Together, CONOPS and simulation create a continuous innovation cycle that feeds insights into system design, software, training and operations—delivering integrated, mission-ready capabilities from day one.
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Systems
Unmanned Systems
Service, Logistics and Training
TACTICAL TWIN
Partners
Ecosystem
In the development of mission-oriented solutions for the future battlefield, strong partnerships are a decisive success factor. KNDS collaborates with leading technology innovators across the entire spectrum — from agile start-ups to established global corporations — to combine the best available expertise for the customer’s benefit. Rather than attempting to develop every capability independently, KNDS focuses on integrating best-of-breed technologies into coherent, operationally proven solutions.
This collaborative approach enables rapid innovation, access to cutting-edge technologies and the flexibility to tailor capabilities to specific mission requirements. By uniting complementary strengths in areas such as software, sensors, connectivity, autonomy and advanced materials, KNDS creates solutions that go beyond the sum of their parts. The result is a partner ecosystem dedicated to delivering optimal, future-ready capabilities — demonstrating that in high-technology defense, shared excellence is the foundation of mission success.
Some of our key partners are depicted beside, showing a selection of over 2,000 partners in the ecosystem.
Mission Solution
Connected interoperable assets
One principle unites the journey across all stations: capabilities only create advantage when they are connected. From sensing and decision-making to effect and sustainment, KNDS provides an integrated mission solution that allows forces to work together as a single, coordinated system. This system is adaptable, resilient, and prepared for the challenges of the future battlefield.
