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Warships and associated parts market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 16 supply contracts for warships and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 1 of them that state a value (6.3%) add up to €378, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 33 companies have won 43 public supply contracts for warships and associated parts in Germany, in 35 award notices from 12 public buyers.
  • 90.7% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is France.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 34.9% of all awards.
  • 83.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in Germany came to €31.9 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.

General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in Germany came to €24.6 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Warships and associated parts market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/355-warships-and-associated-parts, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

What industry and official reports say

Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.

Winning companies
33
since November 2023
Award notices
35
on TED
Public buyers
12
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
43
in 35 award notices
Awarded value
€967.8K
from 7% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
33
with at least one award
Public buyers
12
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 171720242025: 161620252026: 882026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
202417
202516
20268
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €0€0Nov–Dec 20232024: €967.4K€967.4K20242025: €378€37820252026: €0€02026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€0
2024€967.4K
2025€378
2026€0
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Armed forces and defence agencies32
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 32
  2. Universities, schools and research7
    Universities, schools and research: 7
  3. Cities, regions and central administration3
    Cities, regions and central administration: 3
  4. Economic affairs1
    Economic affairs: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Armed forces and defence agencies32
Universities, schools and research7
Cities, regions and central administration3
Economic affairs1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Koblenz29
    DEB1
    Koblenz: 29
  2. Oberbayern3
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 3
  3. Berlin3
    DE30
    Berlin: 3
  4. Bremen3
    DE50
    Bremen: 3
  5. Schleswig-Holstein3
    DEF0
    Schleswig-Holstein: 3
  6. Köln1
    DEA2
    Köln: 1
  7. Hannover1
    DE92
    Hannover: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Koblenz29
Oberbayern3
Berlin3
Bremen3
Schleswig-Holstein3
Köln1
Hannover1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 48.8%, Medium-sized 7%, Small 41.9%, Micro 2.3%Large companies: 21 (48.8%)49%Medium-sized: 3 (7%)Small: 18 (41.9%)42%Micro: 1 (2.3%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies21 · 48.8%
Medium-sized3 · 7%
Small18 · 41.9%
Micro1 · 2.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. France1
    France: 1
  2. United Kingdom1
    United Kingdom: 1
  3. Norway1
    Norway: 1
  4. United States1
    United States: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
France1
United Kingdom1
Norway1
United States1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Koblenz29
    Koblenz: 29
  2. Kiel3
    Kiel: 3
  3. Bremen3
    Bremen: 3
  4. Berlin3
    Berlin: 3
  5. München2
    München: 2
  6. Neubiberg1
    Neubiberg: 1
  7. Hannover1
    Hannover: 1
  8. Bonn1
    Bonn: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Koblenz29
Kiel3
Bremen3
Berlin3
München2
Neubiberg1
Hannover1
Bonn1

Awards to companies registered in Germany

90.7%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 90.7%

4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

34.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 34.9%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

83.7%

Lots with a single bid: 83.7%

Among 43 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH11 public contracts in total
  2. J. Bornhöft Industriegeräte GmbH10 public contracts in total
  3. Thales Deutschland GmbH10 public contracts in total
  4. Siemens AG53 public contracts in total
  5. Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG23 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for warships and associated parts in Germany?
33 companies won 35 contract award notices for these categories from 12 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, J. Bornhöft Industriegeräte GmbH, Thales Deutschland GmbH, Siemens AG, Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG.
How big is the warships and associated parts market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 16 supply contracts for warships and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 1 of them that state a value (6.3%) add up to €378, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of warships and associated parts meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Perimeter Protection, Enforce Tac, RETTmobil International, FeuerTrutz, FLORIAN, A+A — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.