Supplier
Diehl Defence
Diehl IRIS-T SLM C-UAS mode
Short-range SAM retooled for C-UAS at airfield scale.
Diehl Defence's IRIS-T SLM, a short-range SAM well known from Ukraine deployment, now includes a C-UAS fire-control mode that engages Group 2/3 threats. At airfield scale this is a military-grade kinetic option and is not airport-civilian compatible — civilian airport deployments use only Diehl's participation in HENSOLDT Xpeller. Listed here as the upper-tier hard-kill escalation path reserved for host-nation military under German BAFA licence.
Diehl IRIS-T SLM C-UAS mode
counter · uas · base · air · defence
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- counter uas base air defence
- Launched
- 2021
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 0
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Detection modes | External cue (radar, EO/IR, C2 handover) |
| Effector mode | Kinetic SAM — military only |
| Engagement range | Up to 40 km (for Group 3 UAS) |
| Airport certification | Not airport-civilian compatible |
| Host integration | HENSOLDT Xpeller, Diehl native C2, NATINADS |
| Export control | German BAFA export licence; end-user certificate required |
| Combat status | Ukraine-proven (2022–) |
| Intended customer | Host-nation military adjacent to airport |
Compatibility
Works with
- Cued by HENSOLDT Xpeller sensors
- Integrates with German EGON / NATO NATINADS
- Hand-off from Thales or Leonardo C-UAS C2
- Not civilian-airport fielded — kept on adjacent military base
Certifications
Approvals
NATO AQAP 2110
EU dual-use (restricted)
German BAFA licensed
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Host-nation upper-tier response to a high-end UAS threat.
Use case 2
Cued by airport C-UAS, executed from adjacent military base.
Use case 3
Saturating a coordinated swarm from stand-off.
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