KNDS Mobility
About
About KNDS Mobility
KNDS Mobility is the Limoges-based defence mobility specialist formerly known as Texelis Defense. KNDS France completed its acquisition on April 2, 2026 and preserved the subsidiary's teams, contracts, products and ongoing development programmes. The separate Texelis Transport business remained independent and is outside this profile.
The company develops, qualifies, manufactures and supports complete mobility systems for 4x4, 6x6, 8x8 and tracked armoured vehicles, spanning propulsion, transmission, suspension, steering, braking, vetronics and energy distribution. In November 2024, Milrem Robotics selected the then-Texelis defence business to manufacture mobility subsystems and provide a Tank Electrified Drivetrain for a new 12-plus-tonne robotic combat vehicle family. That programme is represented as an announced development and supplier selection; this profile does not claim production deliveries have begun.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Milrem Robotics
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Milrem selected Texelis, now KNDS Mobility, to supply electrified drivetrains for its next-generation robotic combat vehicles
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-04-02 - Acquisition - KNDS Mobility joins KNDS after completion of Texelis Defense acquisition
The acquired business covers drivetrains and mobility systems for wheeled vehicles from 4x4 to 8x8 as well as tracked platforms. KNDS retained the operating teams at Limoges and Roanne and said existing products, services, contracts and projects would continue. Within the Serval programme, KNDS Mobility supplies the mobility solution while KNDS France manufactures and assembles the integrated vehicle.
Source - 2024-11-21 - Partnership - Milrem selects Texelis drivetrain for next-generation robotic combat vehicles
Texelis will supply a Tank Electrified Drivetrain for modular robotic combat vehicles above 12 tonnes. The selected mobility subsystem draws on Texelis experience in armoured-vehicle drivetrains and suspension systems. Milrem is developing the next-generation platforms around terrain mobility, modularity and adaptable mission configurations.
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Relations
Relationships
- KNDS
Wholly Owned Subsidiary - KNDS completed its acquisition of Texelis Defense, renamed it KNDS Mobility and integrated it into the group in April 2026.
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Shared workflows
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workflow adjacency - Autonomous Mobility Hardware Supply
Context tags
- Aerospace defence component supplier - Stack Layer - KNDS Mobility is a tier-1 defence mobility subsystem supplier.
- Drivetrain component supplier - Stack Layer - Its portfolio includes integrated drivetrains and the TED electrified drivetrain.
- Defense mobility components - Stack Layer - The company supplies complete wheeled and tracked military mobility systems.
- Autonomous mobility hardware supply - Workflow - Milrem selected the predecessor business to supply TED for a robotic combat vehicle programme.