Slovenia will spend $223 million on the purchase of German IRIS-T SLM air defense systems, which have demonstrated 100% effectiveness in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Defense Forces effectively use German IRIS-T SLM medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. On

Against this background, the demand for air defense systems began to grow. In particular, Slovenia is ready to spend several hundred million dollars on the purchase.

What is known

Like Germany, Slovenia participates in the initiativeSky Shield, aimed at providing missile and air defense in Europe. The corresponding agreement was signed in the middle of autumn last year.

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Officially, the amount of the transaction is not specified.However, Defense News, citing the Slovenian newspaper Delo, writes that the European country will spend €200 million ($223 million) to buy German IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by Diehl Defense.

Germany, within the framework of the Sky Shield project, has chosenIRIS-T SLM and MIM-104 Patriot to provide medium and long range air defense, respectively. For ballistic defense, Berlin will buy Arrow-3 missile defense systems for more than $4 billion.

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IRIS-T SLM can shoot down air threats onaltitude up to 20 km and at a distance up to 40 km. The system is designed to intercept cruise missiles, but the TRML-4D radar, which is part of it, is capable of tracking ballistic targets.

Armed Forces of Ukraine received two complexesIRIS-T SLM - one each in 2022 and 2023 In early May, the Defense Forces showed a video of combat work for the first time. The story said that the anti-aircraft missile system demonstrated 100 percent effectiveness in destroying airborne threats.