en.Wedoany.com Reported - Safran Electronics & Defense has announced an investment of nearly €50 million in Germany to build a new Center of Excellence for defense equipment in Ludwigsburg, strengthening its industrial and technological presence in the country.
The new facility, located in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, will take over operations from the current plant in Murr and provide larger production spaces with enhanced industrial capabilities. Scheduled to begin operations in early 2028, the center aims to support the continued growth of Safran Electronics & Defense's business in Germany.
The new Center of Excellence will enhance the existing production and maintenance capabilities of the Murr plant, which primarily focuses on Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (FOG) and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) equipment for civil and military platforms. The new facility will also add the capacity to produce and maintain portable optronic equipment for soldiers.
This investment is expected to create 200 jobs, including positions for engineers, production technicians, quality managers, and business development and sales professionals. This move will further solidify Safran Electronics & Defense's position as a trusted industrial partner for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), the German government, and the country's leading defense companies.
Marzell Schiller, Managing Director of Safran Electronics & Defense Germany, stated that the company has been providing cutting-edge solutions—from PNT to optronics and guidance—to the German armed forces and defense industry for over 40 years. Schiller noted that this investment in Ludwigsburg will create value and jobs, serve Germany's technological sovereignty, expand the "Made in Germany" product portfolio, and strengthen the commitment to on-time delivery.
Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the aviation, defense, and space markets, with over 110,000 employees and revenue of €31.3 billion in 2025. Its subsidiary, Safran Electronics & Defense, provides solutions in avionics, critical electronics, optronics, inertial navigation, precise timing, guidance, actuation, flight controls, satellite engines, and industrial and defense artificial intelligence, covering land, sea, air, and space domains.
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