The announcement comes after months of studying options between the costly TLVS platform, aimed at destroying sophisticated missiles and aircraft, and cheaper weapons for intercepting enemy drones.
Officials with the Ministry of Defence have been brooding over what to do with the TLVS program, an envisioned next-generation missile defense weapon originally designed to replace the country’s Patriot fleet.
Lockheed Martin and MBDA Deutschland have submitted another bid for Germany’s next-generation air defense system, following negotiations throughout the summer that some observers said nearly tanked the project.