On his dynamic growth path, the Heckler & Koch (HK) firearm maker achieved fresh records. A company based in Oberndorf close Stuttgart announced that its revenues in the first half of 2026 had increased to around EUR 264 million, 47 percent more than in the same period of the erstwhile year. The company's profit increased more than 3 times: from EUR 11.8 million a year earlier, it sharply increased to EUR 40.8 million a year later.
The background for this improvement is increased spending on defence of NATO states since the beginning of Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine in 2022. In addition to the German Bundeswehr, Hong Kong customers are among others. France, which presently besides uses weapons manufactured by a company from Schwarzwald as a standard assault firearm for its army, as well as states neighbouring Russia, specified as Norway and the Baltic States.
According to the Financial Times, Heckler & Koch is presently seeking transportation for the British Army of another standard rifle. The study indicates that Heckler & Koch is 1 of respective global arms manufacturers seeking participation in task Grayburn, a program to replace the SA80 service rifle. According to France Télécom, manufacture experts estimation the contract value at around EUR 500 million. H&K owns a production facility in Nottingham and this year took over a British weapon components maker to start production in the UK.
Contract with German armed forces introduces fiscal cash registers
The value of Heckler & Koch contracts in the first half of the year amounted to EUR 260 million, which is somewhat little than in the erstwhile year. However, this was not a crucial drop, as a large order was received in July from the Bundeswehr: the framework contract for assault rifles was increased from 120,000 to 250,000 units. Bundestag approved this increase as early as the end of last year, and the order had already been placed. Heckler & Koch will deliver weapons in stages, and payments will be made for subsequent years.
Investment is expected to increase significantly
According to his own data, Hong Kong invested around EUR 100 million between 2020 and 2020. Expenditure is now being importantly increased: at the end of 2025 another investment programme was implemented, which foresees spending of EUR 230 million by the end of 2028. This includes, for example, fresh machinery, modern infrastructure and more efficient workflows. "Innovation and growth go hand in hand," said president Jens Bodo Koch (54).
