Air defence missile IRIS-T SL tested successfully

In early December 2012, a prototype of the IRIS-T SL guided missile of Diehl Defence successfully homed in on a target in a firing test performed at the Overberg Test Range in South Africa in the presence of representatives of the German public authorities.

In this test against a drone carried out within the context of a so-called validation trials campaign, the entire target – radar – fire control – weapon computer – data link functional chain of the new missile for the German Armed Forces' future air defence was tested for the first time.

The aerodynamic shroud designed to reduce air drag separated from the missile at a distance from the target precalculated by the guidance computer.

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