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Company

Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG

Diehl Defence develops and delivers equipment for ground-based air defence, guided missiles, ammunition, training and protection to the German Bundeswehr and international armed forces. ↗

HeadquartersÜberlingen, Germany ↗
Founded2004 ↗
OwnershipPrivate; division of Diehl Stiftung ↗
Websitewww.diehl.com/defence/en ↗

Products

  • IRIS-T is the short-range air-to-air missile Diehl Defence developed; it was introduced in 2005 and has been adopted by 13 countries as of October 2022. ↗
  • IRIS-T SL and IRIS-T SLS are Diehl Defence's ground-based air defence systems built on IRIS-T. ↗
  • IRIS-T SLM is Diehl Defence's medium-range air defence system, being adapted for the German Navy's F125 frigates. ↗

Customers

  • The German Bundeswehr is a customer of Diehl Defence. ↗
  • Diehl Defence and BAAINBw, the German armed forces procurement office, signed a contract for the adaptation development of IRIS-T SLM on the German Navy's F125 frigates. ↗

Acquisitions

  • Diehl Defence acquired Luftbilddatenbank Dr. Carls GmbH, expanding its explosive ordnance pre-investigation business. ↗

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