Diehl and Polaris Unveil the Cobra 600 Missile Carrier UAV
Diehl unveiled the Cobra 600 UAV jointly developed with Polaris to carry and fire IRIS-T air-to-air missiles at the ILA2026 exhibition being held in Germany.
IRIS-T News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
Brazil Pushes Aside Indian Akash-1S Medium-Range SAM
In the tender for medium-range SAM procurement, Brazil has swept aside India’s offer for Akash-1S for being too outdated compared to its counterparts.
Weapon / Missile
Diehl and BAAINBw Sign Contract to develop IRIS-T Block II
German Defence Ministry’s BAAINBw and Diehl Defence signed the contract for the development and series production of the IRIS-T Block II Overall Missile System.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
More IRIS-T SLS SAMs and 155 mm Shells Go to Ukraine
The Ukrainian MoD has announced a new aid package from Germany, which includes one IRIS-T SLS air defence system and 155 mm shells.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
The U.S. and Japan Cooperate on Hypersonic Missile Defence
This week, the U.S. and Japan signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of a hypersonic missile interceptor.
Weapon / Missile
Slovenia Signs Deal for IRIS-T SLM SAMs
German defence firm Diehl has announced signing a deal with Slovenia to procure IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence systems.
Weapon / Missile
Germany to Sell 150 IRIS-T Missiles to Saudi Arabia
Germany will sell 150 air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia along with Eurofighters. The approval marks the end of a five-year embargo.
Air
Weapon / Missile
KF-21 Boramae Fires IRIS-T Missile for the First Time
The KF-21's weapon separation testing is still ongoing. For the first time, the Boramae launched an AIM-2000 infra-red-guided air-to-air missile (IRIS-T).
