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Diehl Defence and Polaris agree to arm drone with IRIS-T missile

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.

Reported Editor-read MarketForecast, 18 June 2025

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

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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