Overview
- Diehl disclosed Tuesday that 2025 revenue rose about 15% to €5.4 billion and net profit increased to €492.3 million, and the board set a roughly €6 billion revenue target for 2026.
- The defence division grew fastest, with defence sales reported at about €2.3 billion after roughly 28% growth driven by international demand for the Iris‑T ground‑based air‑defence system.
- Company executives said production capacity for air‑defence systems has increased roughly twentyfold since 2022 and that 2025 investment rose to €375 million while R&D spending climbed to €502 million.
- Diehl confirmed ongoing deliveries including shipments to Ukraine, announced work on a longer‑range Iris‑T SLX and said it expects a supersonic defence system to be product‑ready by 2031.
- The group raised headcount to about 19,449 with roughly 6,000 in defence and signalled a leadership change effective 1 September, while public statements contain a discrepancy over whether Iris‑T is equipping 21 nations or ten countries are under contract and absolute unit figures were not disclosed.