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IRIS-T gallery

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IRIS-T is the acronym for “Infra Red Imaging System Tail / Thrust Vector-Controlled”. This missile has been conceived as the substitute for the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, in service with numerous countries.
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The missile can make turns of up to 60 g and can be fired at targets behind the launcher aircraft, something really unusual even in the current missiles.
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Germany, Italy, Norway, Greece, Sweden and Spain, which was the last to join in 2003, are the developers of this missile that appeared in 2005. More than 4,500 missiles have been produced.
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Several variants of the IRIS-T missile have been planned, such as the “IDAS” for submarine launch to aerial, land and naval targets. In the image is the dark colored missile in the backgroud.
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Along with the “IDAS” variant, there are the IRIS-T “SLS”, (short range), and “SLM”, (medium range). The family is completed with the IRIS-T “SAM” missile for ground launch aerial defense and the IRIS-T “ASM”  missile for air to surface attacks, both developed by Norway.
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Spain purchased 770 missiles to equip their F/A-18 Hornet and EF-2000 Typhoon for 291 million euros. This missile has been replacing the veteran AIM.9 Sidewinder from 2011 onwards.

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