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Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
Germany's central defence procurement agency in Koblenz, responsible for buying Bundeswehr equipment including drones, loitering munitions and counter-drone systems.
Koblenz, GermanyUnmanned Systems systems
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About Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) is a higher federal authority based in Koblenz and reports directly to the Federal Ministry of Defence. It develops, tests and procures equipment and information technology for the German armed forces and supports these products throughout their service life. With around 7,900 employees it is one of Europe's largest technical authorities; the wider AIN organisation it leads has about 12,900 staff at 116 locations.
As the Bundeswehr's central buyer, the BAAINBw awards contracts for research, development, procurement and maintenance to industry. It oversees the Bundeswehr technical and research centres, among them WTD 61 in Manching for aircraft and unmanned aerial systems and WTD 91 in Meppen for weapons and ammunition.
Unmanned systems and drone defence have become a major part of its portfolio. In February 2024 it signed a contract with Rheinmetall for 19 Boxer vehicles with the Skyranger 30 air-defence turret, in 2025 it commissioned Hensoldt to upgrade the ASUL counter-small-drone system in use since 2022, and in November 2025 it contracted MBDA for the DefendAir missile. In February 2026 it concluded framework contracts for loitering munitions with Helsing (HX-2) and Stark (Virtus), followed in April 2026 by a framework contract with Rheinmetall for the FV-014.
In the news5 stories
Net-launcher drones for the Bundeswehr: contract worth up to 1.1 billion euros
The budget committee gave the green light, and a day later the BAAINBw signed: the Bundeswehr is acquiring net-launcher drones that capture targets instead of shooting them down. Quantities and contract value remain open – media name the A1-Falke from Argus Interception.
MQ-9B Sea Guardian for Germany: BAAINBw and NSPA procure eight systems from General Atomics
Eight aircraft, four ground control stations, first delivery in 2028: Germany is relying on the MQ-9B Sea Guardian for maritime surveillance. The NATO agency NSPA negotiated the deal via the MQ-9 Support Partnership.
Counter-UAS for military sites: BAAINBw and Tytan Technologies develop interceptor drone demonstrator
Munich-based Tytan Technologies is contributing AI-enabled interceptor drones to a Bundeswehr counter-UAS project. Supported by the innovation lab in Erding, a system demonstration is to show how military sites can be protected against UAS.
Captain Matthias Braband succeeds Sven Janssen at Naval Technical School Parow
People and appointments – change of command in Stralsund: Sven Janssen moves to the Cyber Operations Centre in Rheinbach, Matthias Braband comes from BAAINBw to the Naval Technical School Parow, the German Navy's largest training facility.
Reconnaissance drones for special forces: Bundeswehr orders Vector VTOL from Quantum Systems
Reconnaissance drones with a range of up to 30 kilometres are coming to the Army’s special forces: BAAINBw has signed the FALKE framework contract. From the fourth quarter of 2024, Quantum Systems will deliver 14 systems, training included.