Taufkirchen, Germany, 16 April 2018 – HENSOLDT is expanding both economically and physically. Now, a new building is being constructed at the Taufkirchen site in Munich. The laying of the foundation stone was held in the presence of Bavaria’s Minister of Labour and Employment Kerstin Schreyer and Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs Franz Josef Pschierer. At the ceremony, HENSOLDT’s CEO Thomas Müller emphasised, “Our new building is not only a show of faith in our company, but also in our Taufkirchen site and in the Free State of Bavaria.”
Franz Josef Pschierer commented, “Bavaria is recognised throughout the world as being a high-technology site, and the Ludwig Bölkow Campus has made a major contribution to this. This is also reflected in the investment by the HENSOLDT company. This commitment is not only a clear declaration of faith in the Free State of Bavaria, but also significant support for the aviation and aerospace location. The Bavarian State Government has given this subject top priority. Companies such as HENSOLDT are making a major contribution to the development of skills.”
In his speech, Thomas Müller took the guests on an imaginary journey in time. The company, currently with revenues of a billion euros, plans to increase turnover to two billion euros by 2020. He emphasised that the main drivers for this would be the company’s strong innovation skills and international sales. In the state-of-the-art laboratories in the new building, staff will work on the solution to intriguing issues – from radar systems and electro-optic sensors, which protect not only aircraft, but also vehicles and ships against a wide range of threats, to solutions for cyber security and artificial intelligence. The Global Order Center will process national and international orders here. During the ceremony, Thomas Müller also reaffirmed the significance of the German and European roots of the company, which greatly relies on well-known brands.
HENSOLDT entered the market a year ago and has in this time developed more and more from a sensor house to a provider of complex sensor solutions with its core competencies in the field of defence. In future, the company will focus even more on developing skills in security and civilian solutions.
About HENSOLDT
HENSOLDT is a global pioneer of technology and innovation in the area of defence and security electronics. The company is a market leader in civilian and military sensor solutions, developing new products to counter a wide variety of threats based on disruptive concepts in such fields as big data, robotics and cyber security. With a workforce of some 4,300 employees, HENSOLDT generates revenues of more than 1 billion euros per year.
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