Germany budgets €1.1 billion for seven-year ARGUS Interception counter-drone framework contract
Germany's Bundestag approved a seven-year framework contract with ARGUS Interception GmbH, a German manufacturer based in Rotenburg an der Wümme, for the delivery of net-launcher drone systems (interceptor drones with reconnaissance sensors) worth over €1.1 billion. The contract was approved by the Bundestag budget committee on October 14.
Why it matters: A billion-euro commitment to a single German counter-drone vendor signals the Bundeswehr is betting on kinetic interdiction at scale, not just electronic warfare or guns.