Intracom Defense (IDE) on Wednesday announced the signature of a contract with MBDA Deutschland GmbH for the development and series production of the data link solution for the DefendAir missile (formerly SADM – Small Anti-Drone Missile).

According to the announcement, the program “leverages IDE’s proven proprietary missile communication technologies and long-standing expertise in advanced defense electronics and tactical communication systems.”

IDE will undertake the engineering development, prototyping, integration support on different platforms, and manufacturing line setup for future serial production of the complete communication suite at ground and missile level, fulfilling DefendAir operational requirements.