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IRIS-T is an imaging-infrared-guided air-to-air missile developed through a European programme. Its seeker and control system support agile short-range engagements.
Germany, Italy, Sweden, Greece, Norway, SpainIRIS-T: Short-range air-to-air missile IRIS-T SL family: Surface-to-air missile IDAS : Submarine-launched multipurpose surface-to-air missile
Germany, Italy, Sweden, Greece, Norway, Spain
December 2005
See operators
Diehl Defence , Avio S.p.A. , Litton Italia , Leonardo S.p.A. , Saab AB , GPCC , Nammo
Surface-to-air missile : IRIS-T SLS IRIS-T SLM IRIS-T SLX IRIS-T HYDEF Submarine-to-air missile: IDAS
€400,000 (~US$473080) for an AAM
> 5,000 missiles (as of December 2023)
87.4 kg (193 lb)
2.94 m (9.6 ft)
127 mm (5.0 in)
447 mm (17.6 in)
Dual-layer HE/fragmentation
11.4 kg (25 lb)
Impact and active radar proximity fuse
Solid-fuel rocket with thrust vectoring control
HTPB
25 km (16 mi)
Sea level to 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
Mach 3
Imaging infrared homing
4 exhaust vanes and 4 tail wings
Manned aircraft: European aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon , JAS 39 Gripen , M-346 Master , Panavia Tornado American aircraft: F-4 Phantom II AUP , F-5M Super Tigris , F-16 Fighting Falcon , F/A-18 Hornet , F-15SA Strike Eagle Asian aircraft: KAI T-50 Golden Eagle , KAI KF-21 Boramae Unmanned aircraft: Polaris Raumflugzeuge: Polaris COBRA 600
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The system in detail
The compact body has cruciform surfaces and is carried on compatible aircraft launch rails. The surface-launched SL derivative has a different propulsion and guidance arrangement.1
Diehl describes radar and helmet-sight cueing. Aircraft integration determines which cueing and launch capabilities are available to a particular operator.1
This profile covers the original air-to-air weapon. SLS can use that missile, while SLM uses a developed surface-launched configuration; their ranges are not interchangeable.1
Short-range missile comparisons should include seeker type and integration context. Maximum kinematic range does not describe every target aspect or launch condition.1
IRIS-T equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Egypt
Estonia GermanyLower-bound count for IRIS-T · –. Service scope: equipment of the German Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: > 1,370. Origin: Germany Italy Greece Norway Spain Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Latvia
Spain Sweden
Thailand
Ukraine