LFK
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| LFK GmbH | |
|---|---|
| Type | GmbH |
| Founded | |
| Headquarters | Schrobenhausen, Deutschland |
| Key people |
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| Industry | arm industry |
| Employees | >1.100 |
| Website | www.mbda-systems.com |
LFK is a German missile systems company and a subsidiary of EADS. Today officially "MBDA Germany" but better known as LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH. In June 2005 an agreement was signed between MBDA and LFK which places the company merged into MBDA; LFK parent EADS holds 37.5% of MBDA.
LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH (LFK) is a German missile systems company, belonging to the European MBDA group. The main company location is in Schrobenhausen, but there are also sites in Unterschleißheim and Ulm.
[edit] Products
LFK develops and produces primarily – like implied by the companies name – guided missile systems. These can be used during most of the conceivable Scenarios and are manufactured in part with partner companies. Examples are
- the Air-Surface-Cruise Missile Taurus KEPD 350
- the Surface-Surface-Anti Tank Guided Weapon MILAN
- the Medium Range-Air Defence System MEADS
- the Air Defence System PATRIOT
- the Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation (LFK NG)
- the Anti Tank Missile PARS 3 LR
- the Close-in-Weapon-System RIM-116 RAM for ships
