IDAS (missile)

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IDAS (Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines) is a medium-range missile currently being developed for the Type 209 and Type 212A submarine class of the German Navy. IDAS technology is based on the IRIS-T air-to-air missile which primarily targets aerial threats, such as ASW helicopters, but also against small or medium-sized surface vessels or coastal land targets. It is currently being developed by Diehl Defence and HDW, which is a part of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), to be fired from Type 212's torpedo tubes. IDAS use imaging infrared guidance with a fiber optic link to the boat and officially has a range of approximately 20 km. Four missiles will fit in one torpedo tube, stored in a magazine. First deliveries of IDAS for the German Navy and operational service were initially planned from 2014 on. Actual orders were placed in 2025 by the German Navy . Except for a few years of testing by the Royal Navy and Israeli Navy of the short range TV guided Blowpipe missile...

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