BWI
BWI GmbH
Meckenheim, Germany
About
Founded in 2006, BWI is a defense system integrator based in Meckenheim, Germany working in c4isr, defense software & ai, communications & satcom.
BWI GmbH is the IT systems house and primary digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The company operates and develops the Bundeswehr's IT system, including wide-area networks, private cloud and data centres, 24/7 IT support, and operational IT for deployed forces. Its work covers administrative IT, field-near IT for operations and command, battle management and command information systems, SAP-based enterprise resource planning (SASPF), digital health services, and projects in extended reality, artificial intelligence, cloud and quantum-enabled technologies. BWI was founded in 2006 following the HERKULES contract with the Federal Ministry of Defence, Siemens and IBM. It later became a fully federally owned company and has served as the federal IT service centre for the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland. The company reports more than 8,000 employees and operates 14 major sites and more than 130 smaller locations in Germany.
Location
Founded
Employees
Company type
Legal name
Registration
VAT number
Focus areas
Languages
Products & capabilities
Defense domains
Supply-chain role
What they offer
Products
PRADA
Cloud-based AI forecasting service
Cloud-based web service using AI-supported forecasts to improve the availability of weapon systems for the Bundeswehr.
SASPF
Enterprise resource planning system
Standard application software product family, primarily based on SAP, serving as the Bundeswehr's enterprise resource planning system for logistics and administration.
Meine Reserve
Mobile app
App developed by BWI to quickly mobilise Bundeswehr reservists in crisis or disaster situations.
End users
Standards, platforms & customers
Platforms & programmes
Named customers
Credentials & affiliations
Awards
Lünendonk-Ranking: Führende interne IT-Dienstleister in Deutschland
