DEU - IRIS-T

Designation: IRIS-T
Type: air-to-air / Air-to-air
manufacturer: Diehl BGT Defence(Germany)
Approximate price: 400.000 €


TTD:
weight: 87.4 kg
length: 2936 mm
diameter: 127 mm
head: HE / Fragmented
initiator: active radio
engine: solid rocket motor
span: 447 mm
operational range: ~ 25 km
Altitude: 0 to 20,000 m
speed: Mach 3
guidance system: infrared (IR)
Max. overload: up to 50 G

Users: aircraft type:
Germany: Typhoon, Tornado, F-4
Austria: Typhoon
SOUTH AFRICA: ?
UAE: F-16
Greece: F-16, F-4
Italy: Typhoon
Norway: F-16
Sweden: Gripen
Spain: F-18, Typhoon


IRIS-T is intended to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder. Any aircraft capable of accommodating and launching the Sidewinder is also capable of using the IRIS-T.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS-T
www.diehl-bgt-defence.de
www.saabgroup.com
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