In 2015, the shareholders of KMW and Nexter founded KNDS, a franco-german association in the land defense sector. Since then, KMW and Nexter, two of the foremost European suppliers of military land systems to many armies worldwide, are operating jointly, with production lines in France and Germany and industrial partnerships all over the world. The product portfolio ranges from main battle tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, weapons stations, ammunition and military bridges to customer services, battle management systems, training solutions, protection solutions and a wide range of equipment.