Diehl Defence
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| Company type | GmbH |
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| Headquarters | Germany |
| Products | Missiles, anti-aircraft defence systems, active protection systems, electronic countermeasures, precision-guided munitions, ammunition |
| Revenue |  €464 million (2018)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,509 (2018)[1] |
Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG is a German weapon manufacturer with headquarters in Überlingen. Diehl Defence is a division of Diehl Stiftung which mainly produces missiles and ammunition.
Diehl BGT Defence was founded in 2004 as a result of the merger of Bodenseewerke Gerätetechnik GmbH and Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG. In February 2017, Diehl BGT Defence and Diehl Defence Holding were merged into Diehl Defence .[2]
In 1960, Bodenseewerke Gerätetechnik became the prime contractor for the European production of the American Sidewinder AIM-9B air-to-air missile.[3]
Based on the experience with the infrared homing Sidewinder, Diehl Defence developed the seeker for the IRIS-T medium range air-to-air missile. The IRIS-T was first fielded in 2005 and has been adopted by 13 countries as of October 2022.[4]
Products
- AIM-9 Sidewinder
- AGM ARMIGER
- EUROSPIKE
- IRIS-T
- IRIS-T SL / IRIS-T SLS (in addition to MEADS)
- Dornier Viper
- Fliegerfaust 2 - Licensed development and production of the STINGER POST missile from the late 1980s onwards (from 2004 onwards in a joint venture with Raytheon). Diehl was originally project coordinator, with Dornier as general contractor and Bodenseewerk producing the guidance systems. Eventually Diehl absorbed the respective interests and responsibilities of those companies in the program.
- GMLRS
- HOPE/HOSBO
- IDAS (submarine-launched missile, planned for the new Type 212 submarine)
- Barracuda (coprecipitating torpedo)
- LFK NG
- PARS 3 LR
- Panzerfaust 3
- RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
- RBS-15
- SMArt 155
Grenades
- DM51 Offensive-Defensive Hand Grenade[5][6][7]
- DM61 Defensive Hand Grenade[6][7]
- DM82 Hand Grenade Fuse[6][7]
- MK7 Mod 0 Floating Smoke Pot[8]
- 76mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade[8]
- 76mm IR/RP Airburst Grenade[8]
- 80/81mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade[8]
- RASMO Rapid Smoke Hand Grenade[8]
Gallery
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Splitterhandgranate DM51
References
- ^ a b Diehl. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF).
- ^ "Defence business under single roof" (Press release). Diehl Defence. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Donnelly, Micky (1988). "Tony Bevan, Orchard Gallery Derry 31 March - 26 April 1988". Circa (40): 40. doi:10.2307/25557326. ISSN 0263-9475.
- ^ "Germany tees-off with Iris". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ DM51 entry at WeaponSystems.net Accessed on 11 October 2014
- ^ a b c d e "Handgranaten, Handgranatenzünder/Hand Grenades, Hand Grenade Fuzes" (PDF). Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Handgranaten, Handgranatenzünder/Hand Grenades, Hand Grenade Fuzes" (PDF). Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG. February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Smoke Screening Products IR/RP" (PDF). Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG. April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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