tbh not all of it but why is there advertising only 9XB2?
Norway is no longer use F-16, and only use F-35A.
so they replace IRIS-T to AIM-9X because effeciency of supply.
definitely is IRIS-T tho
because they’re not going to sell it with IRIS-T.
i’m assuming that they chose IRIS-T for testing because its easier for them to get permission for that from the manufacturer.
so uhmmm
104% hitrate lmao
supposedly the debris of one intercept destroyed another missile
the brackets are for missions/engagements.
big shame that production is only at ~500 missiles per year
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Given that two development contracts are actually financed after the three-year concept studies have been completed.
Furthernore Germany would be very unpredictable in this case, because there will be major German involvement in both projects.
However, I imagine that it will mainly depend on which air defence systems Germany purchases in the future. In addition to IRIS-T SLS and SLM, which are being procured and some are already being delivered, the planned integration of IRIS-T SLM in the VLS of the German Navy’s frigates makes the procurement of IRIS-T SLX very likely. It would then only make sense to also procure the HYDEF solution, which is to be based on the IRIS-T technology.
Should Germany procure SAMP/T by then (which seems relatively unlikely at the present time) or should the Diehl solution be significantly inferior to HYDIS2, then the MBDA solution would also be conceivable for Germany.
Another option would be to merge the two projects after the end of the concept phase. Even though I would be in favour of keeping both running in order to have competition, it would be typical for European projects to merge them.
The US is desperately trying to kill European missile production after the screw up in the 80’s that lead to the development of EU alternatives to US missiles. Its genuinly disgusting the stuff they pull regarding missile integration, with the US delaying the integration of the Meteor in the F-35 to try to kill the EU’s dominance in BVR missiles among western countries (qualitatively at least) while trying to limit/prevent integration of EU 5th gen fox 2’s as well. Also seems theyre pulling similar things with their JAGM.
You can always trust the US to sacrifice capabilities and, in this case, by extension potentially lives for unethical and anti-competitive market practices lmao.
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Dont forget the F-35 needs a special code every month, otherwise it bricks itself until a code is input
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Yup, it’s always “free market” with the US/US corporations until they have a local monopoly…
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idk where to put this tbh but Diehl showed off their “µMissile” for the first time:
Called “Skysphere”
Designed to be cheap for FPV and other Drones
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eh, looks funny definitly
what i’ve noticed is that these systems designed for “Lower cost” essentially just look like hobbyist equipment…
well they are designed to fight cheap with cheap, there is a reason most of that things seems to be styrofoam
styrofoam composite made to fight top gamma drones
Is it launched by a comically large tennis racket? :p
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https://www.hartpunkt.de/diehl-mit-iris-t-slm-einziger-kandidat-in-der-schweiz/
TLDR, the Swiss are also looking to buying IRIS-T SL
SLM and that was known a while ago when raytheon and mbda dropped out of the race, leaving only diehl
i have news for you
I’ve that feeling now too. Could it really be the SLM ?
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