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Rohde & Schwarz and TRUMPF form a German sovereign counter-drone laser alliance

Rohde & Schwarz and TRUMPF agreed to fuse Rohde & Schwarz's radar based counter drone detection with TRUMPF's high energy laser into one European system. TRUMPF board member Hagen Zimer cited an internally anchored European supply chain for its components.

Verified Editor-read Rohde & Schwarz press release, 22 October 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish a contract, a named customer or any financial value; no government order has been placed.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13. How the record is made

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