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# Diehl Defence and Polaris agree to arm drone with IRIS-T missile
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-18-diehl-polaris-airlas-cooperation/
- Published: 2025-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:03:16.000Z
- Description: German missile maker Diehl Defence signed an exclusive deal with spaceplane startup Polaris to integrate its IRIS-T air-to-air missile onto Polaris's reusable drone, forming the AirLAS strike system; first flight tests planned later in 2025.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [MarketForecast, 18 June 2025](https://www.marketforecast.com/industrynews/diehl-defence-and-polaris-sign-cooperation-agreement-90734?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish an order from any armed force or a date for fielding the system.

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**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)