Diehl, SAAF agree IRIS-T missile deal for Gripen fleet
Date: 28 May 2008
Diehl BGT Defence has agreed a contract with the South African Air Force to supply the Infra Red Imaging System - Tail control (IRIS-T) short range air-to-air missile for integration into the latter's fleet of Gripen fighters, the company announced on 28 May during Berlin's ILA 2008 air show. South Africa chose the weapon as an interim solution until development of its own missile, the A Darter, is complete. Diehl Defence, a division of Diehl Group, and its new customer - the South African acquisition organisation Armscor - finalised the contract the previous day.
Source: Jane's Air Forces News Briefs
