Hensoldt boss Thomas Müller warns against underestimating the Russian president. What it’s like when sales grow because of the war, what is needed for peace and security and what the Federal Chancellor expects from the armaments industry.
Interviewed by
Thomas Fromm
Thursday afternoon in a Munich suburb, just before the anniversary of the Russian attack on Ukraine. A year of war that changed a lot, including the armaments industry. Thomas Müller is sitting in front of a coffee, there is a model rocket on the shelf behind his desk. Müller is head of the Taufkirchen company Hensoldt, which builds sensor and radar systems for surveillance, reconnaissance and air defense. The fact that the group is currently earning well, that Müller expects strong growth in the coming years – all of this also has a lot to do with the Russian war of aggression. “Our sales are growing because the world isn’t as peaceful and beautiful as we imagined it to be,” says Müller.