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# Germany signs deal to launch Taurus Neo cruise missile production
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-18-germany-taurus-neo-production/
- Published: 2025-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:02:02.000Z
- Description: TAURUS Systems, an MBDA/Saab joint venture, signed a contract with Germany's BAAINBw on 18 December 2025 to prepare serial production of the enhanced Taurus Neo cruise missile. MBDA plans to invest EUR 2,400 million by 2029 to ramp up German output.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [MBDA press release, 18 December 2025](https://www.mbda-systems.com/mbda-jv-receives-taurus-neo-contract-strengthen-deep-strike-capabilities?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not confirm that serial production itself, due from 2029, has yet started.

**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 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)