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Change in the management of the representative offices in Berlin and Coblenz

Diehl Defence holds representative offices in Berlin and Coblenz, the management of which will change as of July 1, 2025: Thomas Schüller, who has held this position within the company to date, will hand over to his successor Oliver Schmelzer in the middle of the year and will retire on December 31, 2025. …

Diehl Defence and Sener will collaborate in Remote Carriers, UGVs and Hypersonic Missile Technologies

During the 55th International Paris Air Show, Diehl Defence and Sener signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the strategic collaboration in future systems for FCAS, hypersonic missiles, as well as for a variety of core technologies of both Sener’s and Diehl Defence’s product portfolio. …

Sweden becomes latest ESSI country to opt for IRIS-T SLM

Sweden becomes the latest of the 24 European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) countries, to opt for IRIS-T SLM as an element in its ground-based air defence armament. During a press conference on Gotland, Sweden, the country’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Minister of Defence Pål Jonson announced that the Swedish procurement agency FMV will procure seven fire units of the IRIS-T SLM ground-based air defence system. …

Diehl Defence and POLARIS sign cooperation agreement

Diehl Defence and Safran sign cooperation agreement to co-develop next-generation light modular air-to-ground munitions

Diehl Defence and HENSOLDT develop top-class software-defined air defence systems and intensify cooperation

Diehl Defence and Reliance Defence strengthen Strategic Partnership

Diehl Defence CEO Helmut Rauch and Anil D. Ambani, Founder of Reliance Group, discussed further details of the strategic partnership on Guided Munition / Terminally Guided Munition (TGM) that is in place, based on a Cooperation Agreement, which was signed in 2019. …

Takeover of e.sigma Systems GmbH

Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG has completely taken over e.sigma Systems GmbH and its subsidiary e.sigma Technology GmbH with locations in Munich and Ilmenau. …

Diehl Defence and RV Connex sign contract for the delivery of target drones for IRIS-T live firings

Diehl Defence, a leading system house for ground-based air defence, guided missiles and ammunition, has intensified its partnership with Thailand-based defence and security business RV Connex: Both companies signed a contract for the first delivery of target drones and services for live firing tests with Diehl Defence’s IRIS-T air-to-air-missile. …

FEINDEF: Diehl Defence to strengthen its ties with Spanish industry partners

Diehl Defence, a leading system house for missiles and ground-based air defence, will participate in this year’s FEINDEF expo event, taking place in Madrid, Spain, on May 12-14, where the company expects to strengthen its commitment as a key strategic partner for the development of air and missile defence capabilities. …