Consulting for
Aerospace & Defence

ACTRANS shapes the future in specialized industries. We advise the defense industry, armed forces, and defense innovators with tailor-made strategies.

Our name says it all: active transformation. We implement change – precisely, sustainably, and successfully.

Consulting for
Aerospace & Defence

ACTRANS shapes the future in specialized industries. We advise the defense industry, armed forces, and defense innovators with tailor-made strategies.

Our name says it all: active transformation. We implement change – precisely, sustainably, and successfully.

Thinking ahead and taking action

ACTRANS combines innovation, technology, and transformation in its consulting approaches. We bring together many years of industry experience, in-depth market knowledge, and an exclusive network of experts. The result: solutions that combine technological progress with operational excellence.

Expertise that works

Our team combines technological expertise, military know-how, and entrepreneurial thinking. This results in effective strategies and sustainable business models. Clients appreciate our practical projects – they deliver measurable, long-term results.

Hidden Champion 2026/2027, Branche Aerospace & Defence

Hidden Champion 2026/27

ACTRANS is the Hidden Champion 2026/27 for Aerospace and Defense.

The Hidden Champions Award is the oldest award for consultants in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It honors consulting firms that are better than McKinsey, BCG, and Bain in their field of expertise. For over 20 years, the award has been presented by the Scientific Society for Management and Consulting (WGMB) in collaboration with the business magazine Capital.

Image video for the Hidden Champion 2026/27 Aerospace and Defense award, 1:26 min, in German.

Our Sectors

The manage­ment consul­tancy ACTRANS has specialized in the aerospace and defence industry. The consul­tants have unique industry experience combined with a high level of metho­do­logical competence. Our distinctive under­standing of our clients and their challenges forms the basis for our well-founded consulting approach.

The ACTRANS team combines a passion for techno­logy, shaping the future and trans­formation in interactive coope­ration with our clients.

Defence

Speed and innovation

Aviation

Growth in a new reality

Space

Disruption, speed and growth

Das Team von ACTRANS. Fotograf: Matthias Tunger

Our Services

The ACTRANS team shapes the future together with our clients and supports them with questions in the area of strategy, technology, and trans­formation.

Our consul­tants have unique industry experience in the aero­space and defence sector combined with a high level of consul­ting and metho­do­logical expertise.

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Corporate Strategy

Determine long-term strategies to secure your success in the future

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Programme Manage­ment

Speed-up complex programmes

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Operations | Supply chain

Shorten lead times and ensure delivery capability

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Digital Trans­­formation

Business pro­cesses which meet the challenges of digita­lisation

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Cyber and IT security

Cybersecurity aspects to be considered during design phase

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Sales | Internationalisation

Success in sales and localisation of value creation

ACTRANS Insights

Industry impulses

Geschäftsmann und Bundeswehr-Angehöriger geben sich die Hand. Generated by AI.

Defence as a New Business Field: A Major Opportunity – But Not an Easy Entry

The numbers speak for themselves: Germany's defence spending will rise to over €108 billion in 2026 – double compared to 2024. By 2029, approximately €152 billion is expected, with close to €48 billion earmarked for military procurement…
Beitragsbild "Zukunft der Artillerie im Kontext von unbemannten Systemen"

Future of Artillery in the Context of Loitering Munition

By Eugen Neuendank and Andreas Alzner // Introduction and Problem Statement: For centuries, artillery has been regarded as the “King of the Battle” – a branch of service that combines effect, precision, and range. The Bundeswehr’s…
Geschäftsmann und Bundeswehr-Angehöriger geben sich die Hand. Generated by AI.

Defence as a New Business Field: A Major Opportunity – But Not an Easy Entry

The numbers speak for themselves: Germany's defence spending will rise to over €108 billion in 2026 – double compared to 2024. By 2029, approximately €152 billion is expected, with close to €48 billion earmarked for military procurement…
Beitragsbild "Zukunft der Artillerie im Kontext von unbemannten Systemen"

Future of Artillery in the Context of Loitering Munition

By Eugen Neuendank and Andreas Alzner // Introduction and Problem Statement: For centuries, artillery has been regarded as the “King of the Battle” – a branch of service that combines effect, precision, and range. The Bundeswehr’s…

ACTRANS Events

Discuss live with experts

Grafik zum Actrans Webinar "Marktpreise bei Bundeswehr-Aufträgen durchsetzen, Selbstkosten vermeiden"

Enforcing market prices for Bundeswehr contracts, avoiding cost prices | Webinar January 14, 2026

The topics of price types and price reviews in public procurement have regained significant importance with rising defense spending. Prof. Dr. Hoffjan is an expert on public pricing law in Germany. In his presentation, he discusses how you…

ACTRANS at Eurosatory 2024

Live Event am Dienstag 18. Juni 2024 10 Uhr CET // Eurosatory, the largest European defense and security trade fair, will take place in Paris from June 17th to 21th this year. ACTRANS is represented again this time. We would be pleased to…
Grafik zum Actrans Webinar "Marktpreise bei Bundeswehr-Aufträgen durchsetzen, Selbstkosten vermeiden"

Enforcing market prices for Bundeswehr contracts, avoiding cost prices | Webinar January 14, 2026

The topics of price types and price reviews in public procurement have regained significant importance with rising defense spending. Prof. Dr. Hoffjan is an expert on public pricing law in Germany. In his presentation, he discusses how you…

ACTRANS at Eurosatory 2024

Live Event am Dienstag 18. Juni 2024 10 Uhr CET // Eurosatory, the largest European defense and security trade fair, will take place in Paris from June 17th to 21th this year. ACTRANS is represented again this time. We would be pleased to…