Berlin/Germany – 18-19 November 2025, MBDA DE hosted the 7th
HYDIS Users Requirements workshop in their premises in Berlin, which represented
the final opportunity to capture and refine Nations’ weapon system requirements
during the Interceptor’s Concept Phase.
Under the supervision of the OCCAR HYDIS Programme Division,
technical specialists from Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, along
with the MBDA Programme Integrated Team, engaged once again in a very
constructive exchange covering key technical, and operational aspects of the
future interceptor.
The two-days meeting specifically focused on discussions
concerning threat scenarios, interception domains, safety measures, impact debris
management and the weapon system life-cycle management.
The platform integrability requirements, particularly those
associated with the naval vertical launchers, were reviewed and finalized. The
discussion led to significant alignment among Nations concerning operational
performance and safety tolerances applicable to the involved launching systems
and strategies.
This effort will culminate at the Mission Definition Review (MDR)
milestone in 2026, with the delivery of the final set of coherent and
consistent key requirements for the interceptor system, based on the
operational needs expressed by the participating Nations.
“The European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor System” (HYDIS)
is a project co-funded by the European Union, under the European Defence Fund,
and by four Participating States (PSs) which are France, Germany, Italy and the
Netherlands. OCCAR has been entrusted by the European Commission (EC) for the
indirect management of the action by the signature of a Contribution Agreement.
OCCAR, as Contracting Authority, has concluded a contract with the HYDIS
consortium to implement the programme, on behalf of EU and the Member States.
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions
expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily
reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the
European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.