A European defence partnership, built for serious work.

Danube Defence Systems is a European defence manufacturer focused on the development and delivery of next-generation armoured platforms. The company combines deep engineering heritage with modern industrial discipline to produce capability that is ready, credible, and built to scale.

Our work is grounded in a simple conviction: the modern battlefield rewards mass, mobility, and tempo. The FNSS platform at the centre of the venture answers that reality — light to manoeuvre, survivable through dispersion and cutting edge self-protection systems rather than passive armour weight. A modular superstructure makes it a family rather than a single vehicle, headlined by the proven Leonardo 120 mm turret as its main-gun configuration. Engineered by FNSS, brought to scale by the industrial tradition and manufacturing capacity of CSG.

Built around three principles: protect, move, decide.

Karpat brings together advanced armour architecture, a high power-to-weight drivetrain, and a digitally integrated turret into a single cohesive platform. It is engineered to operate across contested terrain, from open manoeuvre ground to complex urban environments.

Layered protection architecture combining passive, reactive, and active systems, with a crew-centric internal design.