Development and serial production contract of IRIS-T Block II was concluded in December 2024 and Diehl Defence revealed an agreement with the Bundeswehr's equipment, information technology and support office (BAAINBw) at the beginning of this year. The Communication stresses that more than 5,000 IRIS-T missiles have already been delivered**. They have been utilized since 2005, and present it has 13 countries equipped them. improvement work will be carried out by a consortium led by Germany and participants in Sweden, Spain and Italy. On the another hand, the primary IRIS-T task was formed in a consortium led by Germany, with the participation of Sweden, Spain, Italy and Norway and Greece (the last 2 countries integrated these missiles on F-16). Formal work began in 1995, a decade before the launch of the rocket in service.
