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 "slug": "hydef2-diehl-sms-european-hypersonic-endo-atmospheric-interceptor-edf-2026-air-missile-defence",
 "title": "Diehl and Spain’s SMS Form a Consortium for the HYDEF2 Hypersonic Interceptor",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/hydef2-diehl-sms-european-hypersonic-endo-atmospheric-interceptor-edf-2026-air-missile-defence/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/hydef2-diehl-sms-european-hypersonic-endo-atmospheric-interceptor-edf-2026-air-missile-defence/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-11T17:20:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:34.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 11 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Diehl Defence and Spain’s Sistemas de Misiles de España signed a memorandum of understanding at ILA Berlin on 11 June to lead a new consortium for HYDEF2\n * The bid targets the European Defence Fund’s 2026 call for high-end endo-atmospheric interception — a pre-development phase for an interceptor against manoeuvring ballistic and hypersonic threats\n * HYDEF2 is framed as a whole-weapon-system definition within integrated air and missile defenc",
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