We work closely with our customers worldwide to further advance our renowned submarines and naval vessels, as well as to develop new future-proof designs ready for construction at our yards or selected sites in costumer countries.
Since the merger of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and Blohm+Voss Naval in January 2013 and the acquisition of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK in April 2017, our thyssenkrupp Marine Systems stands for more than 175 years of cutting-edge technology and engineering expertise made in Germany. As a private-sector company, we are particularly focused on efficient, reliable and sustainable solutions as well as on long-term partnerships with our customers.
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is made up of four operating units: Submarines, Surface Vessels, Naval Electronic Systems and Services. Our long lasting history of naval shipbuilding enables us to offer state-of-the-art technologies, innovations as well as extensive and dependable services to customers around the world. Today, as world market leader in conventional submarines and a leader in the development of new naval surface and underwater technologies, we develop and manufacture the standard of tomorrow's navy.
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems with our sites in Kiel, Hamburg, Bremen and Emden, belongs to thyssenkrupp. A globally operating group of companies with a 42,0 billion € turnover and 106,000 employees in 78 countries. thyssenkrupp develops and produces technology-based solutions for future customer and market requirements.