In the NATO exercise "Joint Project Optic Windmill" (JPOW), Diehl Defense, together with its partners Airbus and Hensoldt, was able to demonstrate the interoperability of the ground-based air defense system IRIS-T SLM. According to a statement from Diehl, the industrial team took part in the exercise under the leadership of the Air Force. The focus of this exercise, which has been held every two years since 1996, was on integrated air defense and interoperability across all management levels in 2023. This year, 13 different nations carried out their own experiments and joint missions with their systems.
According to Diehl Defence, the IRIS-T SLM system took part in the exercise as a "future system" under the leadership of the German Air Force. Among other things, it was managed by a German and a Dutch "Control and Reporting Center" (CRC) and "Surface-to-Air-Missile Operations Center" (SAMOC) command post of the German Air Force.
Tägliche Briefings zwischen allen Teilnehmern hätten es ermöglicht, die Interoperabilität der beteiligten Systeme zu verbessern, sowohl operationell taktisch als auch technisch im Datenaustausch. Die Interoperabilität der NATO-Streitkräfte ist ein Schlüsselfaktor, um gemeinsam aufklären, entscheiden und wirken zu können.
The proof of the interoperability of IRIS-T SLM was provided by tests for connectivity, time synchronization and the air situation exchange in the network. The necessary management of tactical data links and "command and control" experiments were also part of the exercise. Passing this milestone in the history of the program will, according to Diehl Defence, speed up the immediate procurement of the system by the German armed forces.
Editors / gwh
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