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Slovenian Defense Minister Marjan Šarec has announced the country’s government is in talks to purchase the German-made IRIS-T medium-range air defense system in the near future.

“At the moment, we do not have a very efficient air defense system,” Šarec told public broadcaster RTV Slovenija. “Some in Slovenia say that we are collectively protected by NATO, but it takes some time for allied aircraft to reach Slovenia, and air defense with such a system is something different from aircraft.”

The ministry has not disclosed the acquisition’s estimated value. However, local paper Delo reported that Ljubljana aims to spend about €200 million ($223 million) to purchase the surface-launched, medium-range (SLM) variant of the system which is manufactured by Diehl Defence.

Zagotavljanje vojaških zmogljivosti

Doseganje zastavljenega cilja bo prednostno usmerjeno v:

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• nabavo sistemov zračne obrambe srednjega dosega (MRAD);

Skladno s pridružitvijo Republike Slovenije k nemško vodeni pobudi Zaščita evropskega neba (European Sky Shield Initiative – ESSI) se bodo nadaljevali dejavnosti in postopki, ki bodo prispevali k vzpostavitvi sistema zračne obrambe na nacionalni in zavezniški ravni.

Zračna domena bo osredotočena na razvoj enot, ki bodo zagotavljale nacionalne in sprejete cilje zmogljivosti Nata, s poudarkom na oblikovanju bataljona zračne obrambe.

Oblikovana bo struktura in zastavljena smer razvoja v napredni sistem kopenske zračne obrambe ter razvoj sodobnih zmogljivosti za nadzor in varovanje zračnega prostora Republike Slovenije.

Slovenska vojska bo zračno obrambo razvijala kot taktično zmogljivost z učinki na operativni in taktični ravni, ki bo integrirana s centrom za nadzor in kontrolo zračnega prostora ter s sistemom kolektivne obrambe zavezništva. Zmogljivost zračne obrambe do srednjega dosega bo namenjena zaščiti nacionalnega zračnega prostora, kritične infrastrukture na ozemlju Republike Slovenije in neposredni zračni obrambi elementov razporeditve sil Slovenske vojske. Vzpostavitev zmogljivosti kopenske zračne obrambe se bo začela s sistemom vodenja in poveljevanja, senzorji ter raketnimi sistemi.

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II.1.1) Title:

NAKUP SISTEMA ZRAČNE OBRAMBE

Reference number: 430-450/2023

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: 146 819 748.00 EUR

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice

• The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
  • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Naročnik je izvedel postopek javnega naročila na področju obrambe in varnosti skladno s peto točko 1. odstavka 22. člena Zakona o javnem naročanju na področju obrambe in varnosti, ki se uporablja, kadar lahko, zaradi tehničnih zahtev predmeta naročanja, naročilo izpolni le določen ponudnik, t. j. podjetje Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG, Nemčija.

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision:

21/12/2023

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Official name: Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG
Postal address: Alte Nußdorfer Straße 13
Town: Überlingen
NUTS code: DE Deutschland
Postal code: 88662
Country: Germany
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

Slovenia is the first of the 19 ESSI members to sign a programme agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany for the purchase of the IRIS-T SLM system.

The Ministry of Defence has decided to select Diehl Defence GmbH & CO. as the supplier of the medium-range air defence system. KG, Germany, to supply Slovenia with the IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence system. The price for the complete system with all supporting elements and missiles is EUR 146.82 million, excluding VAT.

Following the publication of the decision on the public procurement portal and the award decision becoming final on 10 January 2024, the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Maintenance of the German Armed Forces (BAAINBw) will conclude Amendment No 1 to the contract for the supply of air defence systems for the Federal Republic of Germany on its own terms and conditions and in the name and on behalf of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia.

Within the European Sky Shield Initative (ESSI), Diehl Defence signed a purchase contract on the procurement of the medium-range air defence system IRIS-T SLM with the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) on January 25. Annette Lehnigk-Emden, President of the BAAINBw, agreed with Helmut Rauch, CEO of Diehl Defence, on behalf of and with a power of attorney from the Republic of Slovenia on the procurement of the ground-based air defence system for the European NATO partner country.

The purchase order includes one fire unit, consisting of the components radar, tactical operations center and four missile launchers as well as IRIS-T SL guided missiles and logistic support.

Slovenia for the first time was able to make use of a standardized contract for ESSI procurements. It facilitates future synergy effects and enables a quick procurement process from which not only further ESSI customers, but also the industry will benefit.

In order to ensure a synchronized delivery of IRIS-T SLM to the ESSI nations, Diehl Defence distributed production slots to the interested nations in such a way that the system can also be delivered to Slovenia in due time.