Weibel Scientific can trace its origins back to the establishment of Danish electronics company
M. P. Weibel in 1936. During the late 1970s and 1980s, Weibel Scientific progressively wound down its previous primary business activity of manufacturing optical detectors, opting to focus its resources on the development of radar systems. The American space organisation
NASA has been a long term customer of Weibel, the firm's radar systems have been used to detect debris coming off the
Space Shuttle during its launch phase. During summer 2015, it was announced that Weibel Scientific has entered into a long term partnership with American defence conglomerate
Lockheed Martin. The stated aim of this partnership is to integrate Weibel’s radar technology with Lockheed Martin’s missile defense systems, and to act as a major supplier of missile defense packages throughout the North American and European markets. During December 2017, through this partnership, Weibel Scientific received its largest contract to date from the
United States Army; this deal has Lockheed Martin acting as the prime contractor for the production and delivery of three Multi-Frequency Tracking Radars. In January 2019, Weibel Scientific established an office in
Norway to facilitate its strategic move towards the
drone detection and ground-based air defense markets. During September 2019, the firm secured a contract to supply a phased-array tracking radar to the
Andøya Space Center, Norway. In November 2019, it was announced that Norwegian defense and technology company
Kongsberg Gruppen had signed a major contract with Weibel Scientific to provide their radar systems for the
Norwegian Army new mobile ground-based air defense system, which will use elements of
Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) technology; Pedersen stated that it was "one of the most strategically important contracts we have won in our entire history". The line of XENTA-M radars for short-range air defense was announced in November 2020. Weibel Scientific’s headquarters is located in
Allerød,
Denmark. just over 170 people have been typically employed at the headquarters. ==Products==