Diehl Integrates Palletised IRIS-T SLM on F125 Frigates
German Diehl Defence announced the integration of a IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence launcher module on an F125 (Baden-Württemberg-class) frigate.
IRIS-T SLM News
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Sweden Signs SEK 9 Billion Deal for 7 IRIS-T SLM Units
Sweden signed a SEK 9 billion contract with Diehl Defence on 23 June to acquire seven IRIS-T SLM systems under the European Sky Shield Initiative programme.
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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.
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Bilateral Relations
German Aid Package to Ukraine Announced
Many European countries provided military aid packages, including weapons and protective equipment, in a united response against the Russian invasion attempt.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine Secures IRIS-T SLM Air Defence Systems
Ukraine's Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, announced the delivery of the first four batteries of the Deihl IRIS-T SLM modern air defence systems.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
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