By Redaktion ad-hoc-news.de
Publication Date: 2026-05-15 01:21:00
Hensoldt partners with IBM on AI and automation for defence software; record €10B order backlog yet stock lags 35% below highs. Q2 results will test margin leverage.
Hensoldt is betting big on software-defined warfare, and a freshly signed partnership with IBM marks the latest step in that transformation. The defence electronics group inked a memorandum of understanding with IBM Deutschland on 12 May at the AFCEA trade fair in Bonn, joining forces on artificial intelligence and automation for military applications. The centrepiece is Hensoldt’s MDOcore software suite, which fuses real-time data from sensors and weapons systems, with IBM contributing its watsonx platform and automation know-how. The goal, the company says, is to slash development timelines for new capabilities and lower the technical risk on complex defence programmes while retaining full sovereignty over system architecture and data integration — a critical selling point for procurement…
