IRIS-T - The pinnacle of IR guided Short Range Air to Air Missiles

Giant pov, chamces are high it catches u flying out of the volumetric

i have no information on the FoV. the FoR is 180° but i doubt it scans using the gimbal

Found this article that said block 2 gonna be a bit lore overhauled besides datalink.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://hardthoehenkurier.de/die-stellung-als-systemanbieter-fuer-luftverteidigung-weiter-festigen-und-ausbauen/&ved=2ahUKEwji7Mqwm46KAxWo3gIHHdhsABIQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1jnGeuSs68XuQ-f6Y2OsUw

Besides that wasnt able to find anything to the block 2 order yet. Part of another parlament thing or information behind the new factory in nonnweiler

yeah i uhhh mixed that up. its set to be in parliament before the end of this year

ok now they’ve done it
block 2 is officially funded as of today

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Is that the variant which adds datalink among other things?

supposedly. we’ll see.

contract was signed

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If there was a way to compare the TVC of the iris-t versus the mica em and the r-73, there wouldn’t be a much notable difference right? Maybe I should only refer at relatively low air speeds.

IRIS-T TVC:

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MICA TVC:

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R-73 TVC:

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More info here:

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And here’s AIM-9X, while covered in ice, just because I saw it last night and what are the odds it coming up today.

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