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# Diehl Defence and Lockheed Martin sign MOU on IRIS-T Aegis integration
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-18-diehl-lockheed-iris-t-aegis-mou/
- Published: 2025-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:01:25.000Z
- Description: Diehl Defence and Lockheed Martin signed an MOU on 18 November 2025 to explore integrating Diehl's IRIS-T missile family into Lockheed's Aegis combat system and MK41/MK70 launchers, extending an earlier Patriot supply tie-up.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [European Security & Defence, 18 November 2025](https://euro-sd.com/2025/11/major-news/47874/diehl-defence-and-lm-sign-mou/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not commit either company to a contract; Aegis integration remains only under exploration.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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 2026-10-11\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)