TODENDORF, Germany, Sept 5 (Reuters) - German arms maker Diehl Defence aims to significantly ramp up the production of its IRIS-T air defence system to satisfy growing demand due to Russia's war on Ukraine, Chief Program Officer Harald Buschek said on Tuesday.
Germany so far has supplied two IRIS-T units to Ukraine, where they are mainly used to guard Kyiv against Russian missile attacks.
Buschek said Ukraine had shot down more than 110 targets, most of these cruise missiles such as the Kalibr, with a hit rate of almost 100%.
The system successfully countered an attack on Kyiv by a swarm of 13 Russian cruise missiles at the start of the year, intercepting all missiles, Buschek said.
In the small town of Todendorf, Berlin will host the training of partner nations on the modern IRIS-T air defence system, one of the most coveted weapons that Kyiv has received from the West.
Persons:
Harald Buschek, Berlin, Buschek, Sabine Siebold, Friederike Heine, Miranda Murray, Jason Neely
Organizations:
Diehl Defence, IRIS, Kyiv, Russian, NATO, Thomson
Locations:
TODENDORF, Germany, Ukraine, Todendorf, Kyiv, Russian, Berlin, Moscow, Russia, Estonia, Latvia