Combining forces: Leveraging ICT expertise for sovereign solutions
“With passion and responsibility, we shape the defense of tomorrow – technologically strong, nationally rooted, and partnering as equals.”
msg Defense & Aerospace stands for sovereign ICT expertise and, with technological strength and responsibility, actively shapes the defense of tomorrow. Firmly anchored in Germany, owner-managed, and independent of capital markets, we support armed forces, government authorities, and organizations with security responsibilities, as well as companies in the defense industry, as a trusted advisor with secure, tailored digitalization, integration, and engineering solutions.
As a part of the internationally operating msg Group specialized in internal and external security, we combine deep industry understanding with excellent IT, consulting, and technology expertise. Our teams bring many years of specialist and leadership experience, often gained through military service or from responsible key positions within government authorities and organizations with security responsibilities, as well as within the defense and security industry. This practice-oriented knowledge shapes our work across the entire lifecycle of mission-critical systems — from strategic consulting and technical implementation to secure and reliable operation.
Our areas of operations include the domains of land, sea, maritime, cyber and information space (CIR), air, and space, as well as their integration within the framework of multi-domain operations. In addition, we are active in defense technology and the security industry and collaborate with international organizations.
Our Offerings
We provide holistic consulting on aligning organizations, processes, and technologies to enhance Germany’s defense capability. Our focus areas include Multi-Domain Operations, architecture and governance models, AI strategies, and the translation of geopolitical, operational, and regulatory frameworks into actionable capability roadmaps. Our military background and mindset ensure that strategy delivers measurable operational readiness.
Our engineering services translate requirements into mission-ready hardware and software solutions. We take responsibility for technical project management, system and platform integration, as well as hardware and software development in compliance with military norms and standards (including AQAP, MIL-STD). Acting independently of manufacturers, we support make-or-buy decisions and ensure system availability even under the most demanding operational conditions.
We deliver the digital infrastructure for the defense of tomorrow: classified-compliant cloud and DevOps platforms, software-defined defense solutions, AI-based decision support, and highly secure system architectures. Security by design, zero trust, cyber resilience, and architectural sovereignty are integral components of all our services.
Comprehensive solutions for all operational areas
Our operational areas cover the domains of land, sea, ICT, aerospace and their integration within the framework of multi-domain operations. In addition, we are active in the defence and security industry and collaborate with international organisations.
Air
Digital superiority in airspace
We support air forces and the defence industry with specialist IT consultancy, COI services and scalable software capabilities. From data and AI through to ISR/EW and weapon systems – ensuring maximum operational capability and seamless interoperability.
MDO
Cross-domain effectiveness
We develop NATO-compliant, cloud-native mission ecosystems and drive forward Software-Defined Defence (SDD) and BizDevOps to enable faster decision-making processes for you in the field.
Sea
Maritime operational capability at sea
We specialise in the integration of maritime defence systems and ensure that all components work together seamlessly – for maximum operational capability, security and accelerated integration processes at sea.
Space
Space as strategic infrastructure
We support public project organisers and the space industry, from the system integration of complex satellite constellations right through to highly secure mission support and cyber architectures.
Our products
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The secure IT infrastructure purpose-built for classified documents
In security-critical environments—particularly those involving classified information—the protection of sensitive data is of paramount importance. To address this need, we provide a highly secure environment on our own specially hardened platform, enabling our customers to process and manage German federal classified information with confidence.
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For armed forces operating in an evolving Future Operating Environment (FOE)
With msg.Strike , armed forces gain precision and speed in complex multi-domain operations. The intelligent weaponeering service optimally matches targets with available effectors, supports NATO-compatible collateral damage estimation in line with established military standards (CJCSI 3160.01), and integrates seamlessly into existing planning and command environments.
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Our solution for resilient, large-area protection
With msg.Moewe, armed forces, authorities, and organizations with security-critical missions gain an always-ready solution for automated, persistent, multi-sensor aerial surveillance. The tethered drone system combines continuous ground-based power supply with a secure, interference-resistant data link, while AI-supported analytics and alerting enable rapid and reliable situational awareness.
