Czech Republic extends TARANIS® ADLER contract with HENSOLDT
HENSOLDT is strengthening its cooperation with the Czech artillery in the long term
The sensor specialist/solution provider HENSOLDT is equipping further combat vehicles of the Czech Armed Forces with the TARANIS® ADLER command, control, coordination & communication system, integrating a new map service and training artillerymen.
HENSOLDT has been working closely with the Czech Armed Forces in the field of artillery since 2022: On behalf of the state-owned Military Technical Institute of the Czech Republic (Vojenský technický ústav, s.p.; VTU), HENSOLDT, with ESG as the contractual partner, is supplying the ‘Automated Fire Control System and Support, AFCS’. The previous contract comprised the delivery of a version of the TARANIS® ADLER command and weapon deployment system adapted to the customer's specific requirements and a current standard version for installation at the Czech Republic's Military University in Brno.
Under the terms of the signed contract extension, HENSOLDT has been commissioned to equip additional combat vehicle types and radar systems with the TARANIS® ADLER AFCS CZE, as well as to fully integrate all currently available sensors and the national command and control (C2) system BVIS.
In addition, HENSOLDT will integrate a new map service into TARANIS® ADLER to enable maps from a common map server to be used by the C2 system and TARANIS® ADLER. HENSOLDT is also responsible for training the first soldiers of the Czech artillery force.
This additional contract will sustainably strengthen the excellent cooperation between HENSOLDT and the Czech Armed Forces in the areas of command, control, coordination & communication systems, system integration and training.
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HENSOLDT is a leading company in the European defence industry with a global reach. Based in Taufkirchen near Munich, the company develops sensor solutions for defence and security applications. As a system integrator, HENSOLDT offers platform-independent, networked sensors. At the same time, the company is driving forward the development of defence electronics and optronics as a technology leader and investing in new solutions based on software-defined defence.
In addition, the company is expanding its range of offers to include new service models and is extending its portfolio of system solutions. In 2024, HENSOLDT achieved a turnover of 2.24 billion euros. Following the acquisition of ESG GmbH, the company employs around 9,000 people. HENSOLDT is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX.
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