30 August 2023
by Nicholas Fiorenza
Sweden mounts the IRIS-T SLS air-defence system on the trailer section of the BvS10 armoured all-terrain vehicle. (Försvarsmakten/Jessica Krantz)
Germany has bought back 200 IRIS-T SLS (Surface Launched Short Range) air-defence missiles from Sweden to supply to Ukraine, Janes has learnt.
The Swedish missiles are being refurbished by Diehl Defence and will replenish IRIS-T SLM (Surface Launched Medium Range) missiles that have been fired by Ukrainian forces defending against Russian air attacks.
Sweden will procure IRIS-SLS missiles to replace the ones supplied to Ukraine. The Nordic country has mounted IRIS-SLS launchers on the rear unit of the BvS10 armoured all-terrain vehicle, whose wide tracks allow it to move over snowy and swampy terrain.
Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM systems supplied by Germany have fired as many as 13 missiles during a single night.
Janes has also learnt that the Ukrainian IRIS-T system Russia claimed to have destroyed at the beginning of August was a wooden decoy. Janes
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/ukraine-conflict-germany-buys-back-swedish-iris-t-missiles-to-supply-to-kyiv
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