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DefendAir anti-drone missile system
BAAINBw contract for MBDA to develop and produce the DefendAir anti-drone missile system at its Schrobenhausen facility.
DefendAir (formerly the Small Anti-Drone Missile / SADM) adds a lightweight booster and active RF seeker to MBDA's Enforcer missile to counter drones in all weather. It will arm the Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 air-defence vehicle under Germany's Short- and Very Short-Range Protection (NNbS) programme, with large-scale production planned at MBDA's Schrobenhausen site and fielding targeted by the end of the decade.
Award detail
- Agency
- BAAINBw
- Award ID
- Undisclosed
- Ceiling value
- ~€490 million (development + initial missile batches)
- Vehicle
- Development + large-scale production at MBDA Schrobenhausen
- Awarded
- 2025-11-10
- Period of performance ends
- Undisclosed
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Frequently asked
- What is the DefendAir anti-drone missile system contract?
- DefendAir (formerly the Small Anti-Drone Missile / SADM) adds a lightweight booster and active RF seeker to MBDA's Enforcer missile to counter drones in all weather. It will arm the Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 air-defence vehicle under Germany's Short- and Very Short-Range Protection (NNbS) programme, with large-scale production planned at MBDA's Schrobenhausen site and fielding targeted by the end of the decade.
- Which agency awarded the DefendAir anti-drone missile system contract?
- The DefendAir anti-drone missile system contract was awarded by BAAINBw under a Development + large-scale production at MBDA Schrobenhausen vehicle.
- How much is the DefendAir anti-drone missile system contract worth?
- The DefendAir anti-drone missile system contract has a value of ~€490 million (development + initial missile batches), awarded on 2025-11-10.
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