Chairman Manager Contact Links Imprint Home	Profile		Twenty-three companies operate in Defence Technology in Schleswig-Holstein, the most northern federal state of Germany. They provide employment for a total of 17 000 persons, 4 500 of which work directly in research and development, production, marketing and maintenance of defence equipment. Annual sales of Defence Technology amount to 1.5 billion Euros. Just under 50 percent of these sales go to customers abroad, proof of high quality and capability of Defence Technology made in Schleswig-Holstein. The technological and economic competence of Defence Technology in Schleswig-Holstein contributes significantly to the equipment of armed forces, reflecting changed crisis scenarios and making possible the fulfilment of missions. Home