# Rheinmetall, Diehl & Hensoldt sign EUR 1.2bn development contract for German air defense system

The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment (BAAINBw) and the ARGE NNbS consortium (Rheinmetall, Diehl, Hensoldt) signed a EUR 1.2bn development contract for the Close-In and Short-Range Air Defense System (LVS NNbS) on 25 January 2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-01-25
- Where: Germany
- Value: $1.30B (1.20B EUR)
- Status: completed
- Products: close-in and short-range air defense system
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/67848.md) (supplier)
- [Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG](https://endata.com/companies/75261.md) (supplier)
- [Hensoldt Sensors GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/75262.md) (supplier)
- [Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)](https://endata.com/companies/75263.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [militaeraktuell.at](https://militaeraktuell.at/en/development-contract-for-rheinmetall-diehl-hensoldt/), 2024-01-25: "The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) and the Working Group for Close-In and Short-Range Air Defense (ARGE NNbS) signed the development contract for the Close-In and Short-Range Air Defense System (LVS NNbS) on 25 January."

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