IRIS-T
Country of origin
Germany
Germany
ManufacturerDiehl Defence
The IRIS-T (infrared imaging system tail/thrust vector-controlled) is a short range infrared homing air-to-air missile. It is also called AIM-2000. The missile also has other variants, including the surface-to-air-launched IRIS-T SLS and IRIS-T SLM and their derivatives.
The missile was developed in the late 1990s–early 2000s by a German-led program to produce a short to medium range infrared homing air-to-air missile to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder in use by some NATO member countries at the time. A goal of the program was to ensure that any aircraft capable of firing the Sidewinder could also launch the IRIS-T. The air-to-air variant was fielded in 2005.
The missile was developed in the late 1990s–early 2000s by a German-led program to produce a short to medium range infrared homing air-to-air missile to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder in use by some NATO member countries at the time. A goal of the program was to ensure that any aircraft capable of firing the Sidewinder could also launch the IRIS-T. The air-to-air variant was fielded in 2005.
