As a result, KNDS' order portfolio increased to EUR 23.5 billion at the end of 2024. This is an increase of 15 percent compared to the erstwhile accounting period. It is stressed that after the consolidation of KNDS started in 2015, which was created by the merger of German KMW and French Nexter (now KNDS Deutschland and KNDS France respectively), it now offers both arms and [ammunition](https://defence24.pl/industrial/leopardy-gun-new-ammunition-from-France). In practice, for example, it is about the anticipation of selling German combat vehicles with French ammunition in order to avoid buying combat resources in a competitive company [Rheinmetall](https://defence24.pl/industrial/rheinmetall-builds-new-factory-ammunition).
