[IAMD] Air & Missile Defence

IAMD | Air & Missile Defence on Großwald.org brings together analysis of Europe’s integrated air and missile defence architecture. From short-range SHORAD systems to NATO’s ESSI and Sky Shield initiatives, this section covers modernization programs, multinational procurement, and operational lessons from Ukraine. Track how Germany and its allies are building layered defences against drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic threats.

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The Bliksem EXO Consortium: Thales, Airbus, MBDA, Safran and Destinus Build Europe's First Exo-Atmospheric Interceptor, with Space Kill-Vehicle Test in 2027

Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition in Paris: Ukraine a Founding Member and an Interceptor as Its Flagship Project

Britain Places the First LEAP Contracts, GBP 3.16 Million to Three Firms for Low-Cost Drone Interceptors

Zelenskyy Calls an Anti-Ballistic Coalition Meeting in France Around Freya, Ukraine's Mass-Produced Interceptor

NATO Converts Baltic Air Policing Into an Air Defence Mission — Engagement Authority Moves From Capitals to SACEUR

Trump Tells Zelenskyy Ukraine Will Get a Licence to Build Patriot Interceptors — Before Telling Lockheed Martin or RTX

Switzerland Opens Talks With French, Israeli and South Korean Manufacturers for a Second Air-Defence System After Patriot Slips Four to Five Years

Estonia Receives Its First Diehl IRIS-T SLM Fire Unit at Ämari — the First of Three, and Its First Medium-Range Air Defence

Rheinmetall and LIG Plan a 20 km SAAM-Based Skynex Interceptor Against Russian Glide Bombs

UK Commits GBP 752 Million for 150,000 Ukrainian Drones, Funded From Frozen-Asset Proceeds

Denmark's DALO Buys the Saab Giraffe 1X Counter-Drone Radar After a Six-Month Rental Trial

Hensoldt Supplies Its TRML-4D Radar to Ukraine's FREYJA Shield, With Fire Point as Design Authority