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# Denmark orders more IRIS-T SLM air defence units from Germany's Diehl
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-04-denmark-iris-t-slm-essi-order/
- Published: 2025-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:00:19.000Z
- Description: Denmark signed a contract with Germany's Diehl Defence on 4 December for more IRIS-T SLM fire units under the European Sky Shield Initiative, forming part of its permanent surface based air and missile defence solution. Eleven ESSI states now field the system.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Diehl Defence press release, 9 December 2025](https://new.diehl.com/defence/en/press-media/news/denmark-procures-additional-iris-t-slm-fire-units?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not disclose the contract's value or the number of fire units ordered.

**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 and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)