{"id":655949,"date":"2025-12-26T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/655949\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:38:15","slug":"germany-delivers-another-iris-t-to-shield-ukraine-from-missiles-united24-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/655949\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Delivers Another IRIS-T to\u00a0Shield Ukraine From Missiles \u2014 UNITED24 Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine continues to\u00a0strengthen its air defense network with international support, as\u00a0Germany has delivered a\u00a0ninth IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system, according to\u00a0ArmyInform on\u00a0December\u00a026.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Ministry of\u00a0Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/armyinform.com.ua\/2025\/12\/26\/ukrayina-otrymala-devyatyj-kompleks-iris-t-vid-nimechchyny-minoborony\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">noted<\/a> that IRIS-T is\u00a0a\u00a0modern German-made air defense system developed by\u00a0Diehl Defense and designed to\u00a0intercept aircraft, helicopters, drones, and cruise missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Every article pushes back against disinformation. <b>Your support keeps our team in the field.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/donate?banner_variant=article_small_2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"f-btn f-btn--sm f-btn--primary\" rel=\"noopener\">DONATE NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The high-tech IRIS-T missiles are capable of\u00a0aggressive maneuvering and can engage targets both head-on and in\u00a0pursuit. They are equipped with highly sensitive infrared homing seekers, allowing them to\u00a0distinguish real aerial threats from decoys and overcome modern aircraft countermeasures.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine currently operates two variants of\u00a0the IRIS-T system, IRIS-T SLS, a\u00a0short-range version with an\u00a0engagement range of\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a012\u00a0kilometers and an\u00a0altitude of\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a08\u00a0kilometers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IRIS-T SLS in action <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UMfjC31s7q\">pic.twitter.com\/UMfjC31s7q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GirkinGirkin\/status\/1997246020322009166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And IRIS-T SLM, a\u00a0medium-range variant capable of\u00a0striking targets at\u00a0distances of\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a040\u00a0kilometers and altitudes of\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a020\u00a0kilometers.<\/p>\n<p>Both variants are integrated into Ukraine\u2019s unified air defense network and operate in\u00a0coordination with other air and missile defense assets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The German Navy has now followed suit, with the F125-class frigate F222 Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg seen carrying a land-based IRIS-T SLM Air Defense System on its stern. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4dhX7SlGL\">pic.twitter.com\/D4dhX7SlGL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OSINTWarfare (@OSINTWarfare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OSINTWarfare\/status\/1978966979080753225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Ministry of\u00a0Defense also <a href=\"https:\/\/mod.gov.ua\/news\/denis-shmigal-ogolosiv-pro-posilennya-oboronnoyi-spivpraczi-z-nimechchinoyu-1\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">recalled<\/a> that on\u00a0December 17, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the signing of\u00a0new agreements with German partners worth more than \u20ac1.2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Under arrangements reached by\u00a0Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany has <a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/latest-news\/germany-commits-13-billion-in-military-support-to-ukraine-including-patriot-systems-and-self-propelled-artillery-14364\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">committed<\/a> to\u00a0allocating \u20ac11.5 billion in\u00a0support for Ukraine in\u00a02026, further reinforcing Kyiv\u2019s long-term defense capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, reports emerged that the newly <a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/latest-news\/newly-deployed-german-iris-t-air-defense-downs-5-kh-101-and-2-iskander-missiles-in-ukraine-13953\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">deployed<\/a> German IRIS-T SLM air defense system in\u00a0Ukraine has already demonstrated operational success by\u00a0intercepting Russian cruise missiles and drones.<\/p>\n<p><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/(x810-y167-w1190-h672)-7f54d6f9a1e9b10de9b3e7ee663a18d9.png\" data- alt=\"Support our team with a one-time or monthly donation\" width=\"1026\" height=\"577\" class=\"lazy\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/static\/build\/img\/logo.qJ-S0EWo.svg\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"169\" height=\"16\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/donate?banner_variant=article_melnyk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" class=\"u-link-overlay\" data-donation-link=\"\">Support our team with a one-time or monthly donation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every day we fight Russian disinformation and bring reports directly from the frontlines. Your help makes us stronger.<\/p>\n<p>\n                Related articles\n            <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukraine continues to\u00a0strengthen its air defense network with international support, as\u00a0Germany has delivered a\u00a0ninth IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":655950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824],"class_list":{"0":"post-655949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/655950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}