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world1 month ago•3 min saved

Germany taps battlefield data from Ukraine to upgrade its weapons in a €4B package

Germany formalizes a battlefield-data memorandum with Ukraine as part of a €4 billion defense package, granting German defense firms access to combat performance data on weapons such as the PzH 2000, RCH 155, and IRIS‑T while Ukraine shares its DELTA battlefield-management system and other platforms to help build AI tools. In return, Berlin funds Ukraine’s defense needs (Patriot interceptors and additional IRIS‑T launchers) and backs long‑range strike capabilities and drone production, signaling a two‑way security partnership. The deal highlights Ukraine’s wartime lessons shaping Europe’s next‑gen systems, with IRIS‑T noted for high effectiveness and Taurus missiles omitted from the package.

via Defense News|

#battlefield-data #defense-industry #germany

world3 months ago•4 min saved

Germany debuts a unified IRIS-T launcher as Europe eyes a Patriot alternative

Germany’s Diehl Defence unveiled a single launcher that can fire both IRIS‑T SLM (medium range) and SLX (long range) missiles, enabling mixed batteries and potentially offering Europe a Patriot‑like option. The system’s IRIS‑T SLM components include a radar that can detect targets up to about 250 km away and engage them up to 40 km out (up to 20 km altitude), while SLX extends interception to around 80 km. Though not a direct Patriot replacement, IRIS‑T is seen as a complementary layer, and Patriot remains in high demand—especially for ballistic missiles—amid ongoing war in Ukraine, with replacements not expected until the decade’s end and high costs involved (battery costs ~$1B, interceptors ~$5M each).

via Euronews.com|

#germany #iris-t #patriot

defense3 years ago•1 min saved

Baltic States Eye German Air Defense System Purchase

Estonia and Latvia are in negotiations to purchase the medium-range IRIS-T SLM defense system from German manufacturer Diehl Defence. The system is designed to protect against air attacks and has an operational range of 40 kilometers. The purchase would cost hundreds of millions of euros and could become operational in 2025.

via DW|

#air-defense-system #defense #estonia

defense3 years ago•5 min saved

"Russia's ongoing attacks on Ukraine thwarted by Western air defense systems"

Western allies have sent a range of air defense systems to Ukraine since the Russian invasion last year to help shore up Kyiv’s defenses. The systems form a grab bag of different capabilities and technologies that are vital in defending the skies from missiles, fighter jets and Iranian-made drones that have terrorized the capital. The Patriot missile system, NASAMS, IRIS-T, Hawk, and gun trucks are among the air defense systems that Ukraine now has.

via The Washington Post|

#air-defense-systems #defense #iris-t