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IRIS-T SLM
IRIS-T SL, IRIS-T SLM interceptor
Medium-range ground-based air defence missile against aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones, derived from the IRIS-T air-to-air missile.
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| Maker | Diehl Defence |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germany |
| Built | Nonnweiler, Saarland, Germany (Diehl missile integration centre for the IRIS-T family, opened January 2026) |
| First combat | 2022, Ukraine (first fire unit delivered October 2022) |
| Length | 3.5 m |
| Diameter | 0.15 m |
| Launch weight | 130 kg |
| Warhead | 11.4 kg |
| Top speed | 3,600 km/h |
| Max range | 40 km |
| Ceiling | 20 km |
| Propulsion | Solid-fuel rocket motor with thrust vector control |
| Guidance | GPS-aided inertial navigation with radio datalink midcourse updates, imaging infrared seeker for terminal homing |
| Launcher | IRIS-T SLM launcher, 8 ready-to-fire missile canisters per launcher |
Diehl publishes range (40 km) and altitude (20 km) but not missile dimensions. Length, weight and warhead come from Wikipedia's IRIS-T SL table; Army Recognition instead lists 2.94 m and 87.4 kg, so treat the physical figures as uncertain. Top speed is given as 1,000 m/s (Wikipedia) or Mach 3 (Army Recognition).
Sources (13)
- Ground-Based Air Defence (Diehl Defence) (range_km)
- Ground-Based Air Defence (Diehl Defence) (altitude_max_km)
- IRIS-T SL (Wikipedia) (length_m)
- IRIS-T SL (Wikipedia) (diameter_m)
- IRIS-T SL (Wikipedia) (launch_weight_kg)
- IRIS-T SL (Wikipedia) (warhead_kg)
- IRIS-T SL (Wikipedia), 1,000 m/s (speed_kmh_max)
- IRIS-T SL (Wikipedia) (propulsion)
- IRIS-T SL (Wikipedia) (guidance)
- IRIS-T SLM technical data (Army Recognition) (launcher)
- IRIS-T SLM technical data (Army Recognition) (notes)
- First IRIS-T-SLM Battery Delivered to Ukraine (European Security & Defence) (first_combat)
- Diehl Defence opens new production building at Nonnweiler (Diehl Defence) (built_where)
