Bundeswehr Operates Its First IRIS-T SLM Air Defence System

KIEL, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 4: Soldiers are moving the IRIS-T SLM air defence system into place prior to the arrival of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Lt. General Ingo Gerhartz, commander of the German air force (Inspekteur der Luftwaffe) during the operative launch of the Bundeswehr's first IRIS-T SLM air defence system at the Todendorf military base on September 4, 2024 in Panker, Germany. IRIS-T SLM, developed by Diehl Defence, is a medium-range system capable of bringing down drones, aircraft and missiles. Germany has already supplied Ukraine with at least three of the systems. (Photo by Gregor Fischer/Getty Images)