Sensor technologies manufacturer Hensoldt reported to have made delivery of the first of four radars that were ordered by Diehl Defense for its IRIS-T SLM air defense system operating in Ukraine. The remaining three TRML-4D Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars to be delivered within the coming few months as per Taufkirchen, Germany headquartered firm.
The four IRIS-T SLMs ordered by Ukraine at a cost of around 140 million euros ($136 million) cover a package of support, training, and ammunition.
Capabilities
IRIS-T Air Defense System Radar is capable of rapidly detecting, tracking, and classifying nearly 1,500 targets, particularly small, fast, and low-flying, or maneuvering cruise missiles and aircraft, as well as hovering helicopters within a range of 250 kilometers (155 miles).
The system comprises three vehicles: a missile launcher, radar, and fire control radar. The missile can intercept a target at a maximum range of 40 kilometers (25 miles) and altitude of 20 kilometers (12.4 miles), while the radar can track a target at up to 250 kilometers (155 miles).
The radar defense system acquired by Ukraine is the latest version of the IRIS-T family of systems, that successfully completed its final tests in 2021.
A launched IRIS-T SLM missile was recently photographed lying in a wooded area near Kyiv, possibly suggesting that the system has already been used as Ukraine-Russia war continues.
