Diehl Defence

Diehl Defence
Type	GmbH
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 and a division of the Diehl Stiftung with headquarters in Überlingen. Diehl Defence 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.

Based on the experience with the Sidewinder, Diehl developed a progressive new seeker for a new type of short-range air-to-air missile – the IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System)). IRIS-T is currently being adopted by the German Air Force and other European air forces.[3]

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[4][5][6]
- DM58 Practice Hand Grenade[5][6]
DM61 Defensive Hand Grenade[5][6]
- DM78 Practice Hand Grenade[5][6]
DM82 Hand Grenade Fuse[5][6]
MK7 Mod 0 Floating Smoke Pot[7]
76mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade[7]
76mm IR/RP Airburst Grenade[7]
80/81mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade[7]
RASMO Rapid Smoke Hand Grenade[7]

Gallery

IRIS-T
IRIS-T SL
PARS 3 LR
HOPE
HOSBO
LFK NG
RIM-116 RAM launcher onboard on S74 Nerz, a Gepard class fast attack craft of the German Navy
Model of IDAS at the ILA 2006
Splitterhandgranate DM51

References

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.
"Ancile".
DM51 entry at WeaponSystems.net Accessed on 11 October 2014
"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.
"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.
"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.

External links

Official website

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[AR-1] Diehl. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF).

[2] "Defence business under single roof" (Press release). Diehl Defence. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[3] "Ancile".

[4] DM51 entry at WeaponSystems.net Accessed on 11 October 2014

[diehlbroc1-5] "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.

[diehlbroc2-6] "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.

[diehlbroc3-7] "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.