{"id":20395,"date":"2020-07-17T15:36:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/17\/its-do-or-die-for-germanys-new-missile-defense-weapon\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:53:21","slug":"its-do-or-die-for-germanys-new-missile-defense-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/07\/17\/its-do-or-die-for-germanys-new-missile-defense-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s do or die for Germany\u2019s new missile defense weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COLOGNE, Germany \u2014 The German government continued another round of talks with vendors Lockheed Martin and MBDA this week about a contract for the TLVS missile defense system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ongoing negotiations suggest there is still no common ground on the legal framework for costs and risks associated with the next-generation program. Berlin had asked the contractors in early May to submit a revised bid, the third attempt to nail down a replacement for the country’s aging Patriot fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For its part, the Defence Ministry is still expecting a formal offer later this summer, a spokeswoman told Defense News on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiccups lie mostly within the industry team, specifically relating to how and if the U.S. defense giant Lockheed can bend to Berlin\u2019s demands that the contractors absorb the majority of risk if problems come up in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\t