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Diehl Defence

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German defense company

Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG is a German weapon manufacturer headquartered in Überlingen. It operates as a division of Diehl Stiftung and specializes in the production of missiles and ammunition. Diehl BGT Defence was established in 2004 through the merger of Bodenseewerke Gerätetechnik GmbH and Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG.2 It employed 1,650 people.1 Its revenue was $1.2 billion in 2013.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 1, 2007Founded1

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Diehl BGT defence Minihubschrauber
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Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG is a German weapon manufacturer headquartered in Überlingen. It operates as a division of Diehl Stiftung and specializes in the production of missiles and ammunition.2

Products and brands

Manufacturing

A cooperation agreement worth ₹10,000 crore (equivalent to ₹100 billion or US$1.1 billion in 2026), was signed on June 10, 2025, between Diehl Defence, and Reliance Defence to produce the Vulcano 155mm precision-guided munition system in India. Core technology and guidance system will be supplied by Diehl Defence, while Reliance Defence will act as the primary manufacturer. A greenfield facility will manufacture it at Ratnagiri's Watad Industrial Area. It is anticipated that the project will contribute to India's ₹50,000 crore (US$5.2 billion) defence export target by 2029 and help the country's Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision by delivering over 50% indigenous content.

In June 2026 they company announced in interest in producing FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles with an uprated seeker.

Products

AIM-9 Sidewinder

AGM ARMIGER

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EUROSPIKE

IRIS-T

IRIS-T SL / IRIS-T SLS (in addition to MEADS)

Dornier Viper

Fliegerfaust 2 - Licensed development and production of the STINGER POST missile from the late 1980s onwards (from 2004 onwards in a joint venture with Raytheon). Diehl was originally project coordinator, with Dornier as general contractor and Bodenseewerk producing the guidance systems. Eventually Diehl absorbed the respective interests and responsibilities of those companies in the program.

GMLRS

HOPE/HOSBO

IDAS (submarine-launched missile, planned for the new Type 212 submarine)

Barracuda (coprecipitating torpedo)

LFK NG

PARS 3 LR

Panzerfaust 3

RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile

RBS-15

SMArt 155

Grenades

DM51 Offensive-Defensive Hand Grenade

DM58 Practice Hand Grenade

DM61 Defensive Hand Grenade

DM78 Practice Hand Grenade

DM82 Hand Grenade Fuse

MK7 Mod 0 Floating Smoke Pot

76mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade

76mm IR/RP Airburst Grenade

80/81mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade

RASMO Rapid Smoke Hand Grenade

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Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2013$1.2B1

Timeline

  1. Oct 1, 2007Founded Founded1

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