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blackned

blackned GmbH

Heimertingen, Germany

C4ISRCommunications & SATCOMDefense Software & AIRugged Computing & Electronics
Founded 2009201-500 employeesSoftware Developer, System IntegratorSupplies Land Forces
Profile last updated: April 5, 2026

About

Founded in 2009, blackned is a defense software developer based in Heimertingen, Germany working in c4isr, communications & satcom, defense software & ai +1 more.

blackned GmbH, founded in 2009 and based in Heimertingen, Germany, develops software-based defence solutions and hardware for end-to-end encrypted mobile communication systems. Its TACTICAL CORE ecosystem, including the RIDUX middleware and XONITOR management system, targets digitalisation of land forces within NATO armed forces. The company also provides network monitoring and IT services. It operates from several German sites and Salzburg, Austria.

Location

Heimertingen, Germany

Founded

2009

Employees

201-500

Company type

Limited company

Legal name

blackned GmbH

VAT number

DE267553253

Focus areas

tactical communicationsmilitary softwaredigitalisation of armed forcesmiddlewarenetwork monitoringmesh networking

Languages

ENDE

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

C4ISRCommunications & SATCOMDefense Software & AIRugged Computing & Electronics

Supply-chain role

Software DeveloperSystem IntegratorSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

SoftwareHardwareMaintenance & RepairTraining

Products

TACTICAL CORE

Tactical communications ecosystem

Open digital ecosystem and middleware for networked, interoperable tactical communications at the tactical edge, with self-organising mesh networking and decentralised key management.

RIDUX

Tactical middleware

Middleware integrating digital radios via IP interfaces and aggregating multiple transmission media into a common tactical communication network, with MeshFlow routing.

XONITOR

Network monitoring and management system

Network monitoring and management suite with auto-discovery of manufacturers, models and components, used for inventory and asset management.

RIDUX Mobile

Tactical communications device

Android-based tactical communications solution with a robust hardware platform for classified, encrypted voice and data communications in wideband and narrowband networks.

RIDUX Collaboration Client

Tactical software client

Collaboration client component of the RIDUX tactical middleware.

End users

Land Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

NATO/EU Restricted and German Classified certified RIDUX

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