Scholz: Germany sends sixth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine - Militarnyi

Scholz: Germany sends sixth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine

Scholz: Germany sends sixth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine
Scholz: Germany sends sixth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine
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Germany has sent the sixth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine as part of military assistance.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced this at a briefing after a meeting of the European Council in Brussels.

The monitoring project German Aid to Ukraine reported about this on the social network X (Twitter).

It is worth noting that Scholz did not specify which system he had been talking about – SLS or SLM.

The systems differ in chassis, missiles and range of interception of air targets.

The transfer of the SAMs was announced in November by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi after a conversation with the German Chancellor.

In October, Germany supplied Ukraine with the IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense system and the IRIS-T SLS short-range air defense system.

As previously reported, by the end of this year, the Ukrainian Defense Forces were to receive two IRIS-T SLM air defense systems and two IRIS-T SLS systems.

Also in September, Olaf Scholz announced the contracting of a total of 17 units of the IRIS-T air defense system for the needs of Ukraine.

IRIS-T SLM

The IRIS-T SLM system is designed to destroy planes, helicopters and UAVs, as well as cruise missiles. It can engage air targets at a distance of up to 40 km. The system has demonstrated its effectiveness in Ukraine.

IRIS-T SLS

Ukraine received the first IRIS-T SLS short-range air defense systems from Germany in August last year.

The system is designed to intercept enemy aircraft, helicopters and UAVs. In the SLS version, it is capable of intercepting aerodynamic targets at a distance of up to 12 kilometers and at an altitude of up to 8 kilometers. The system is based on the IRIS-T missile with an infrared homing head that has been modernized for ground launch.

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