The plans for a deal between Northrop Grumman and Diehl Defence were announced by Hartpunkt. The agreement will lead to an examination of the anticipation of utilizing the IBCS strategy in the IRIS-T SLM set. This anti-aircraft system, which uses missiles with a scope of about 40 km, was purchased by Germany, Slovenia, Latvia and Estonia as part of the ESSI initiative, and is besides utilized in combat in Ukraine.