‘Totally new’: Nammo pursues rocket motor engine for latest IRIS-T air defense
The push comes as German defense firm Diehl targets a first Safety Integrity Level (SIL) firing test of the surface-launched IRIS-T SLX in 2027.
Raytheon secures $3.7B deal with Ukraine for German-funded Patriot interceptors
A missile quantity and a timeline for the PAC-2 contract was not disclosed but the move comes as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes partner nations to agree on new air defense weapon system commitments.
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Sweden inks $900M IRIS-T air defense deal through European Sky Shield Initiative
The procurement is for the Swedish army brigades and for the battle group on Gotland to “better defend the military forces we have,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said.
Germany’s Diehl Defence receives 4-nation IRIS-T Block II development contract
The Diehl statement did not explain the defining features of the Block II upgrade, sharing only that the missile will be “improved continuously and will continue to set benchmarks with new capabilities in its original air-to-air role.”
German Defense Minister: Restart conscription, pursue 3 percent GDP on defense
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius encouraged allies, including the US, to “arrive” at military expenditure of 3 percent GDP – though declined to put forward a timeline for such change to occur.
NATO signs off on $5.5 billion contract for hundreds of Patriot missiles
If all options are exercised under the contract, the European nations will buy a combined total of 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T), according to manufacturer RTX.
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Neutral nations Austria and Switzerland agree to join European Sky Shield Initiative
Switzerland made clear that it will “examine” areas where co-operation can be strengthened, with a plan to specifically address information exchange and training for the US-made Patriot air defense system, of which it ordered five units in June 2021.