‘AirLAS’ Turns Reusable Drones Into Long-Range Missile Launchers

German defense firms Diehl Defence and POLARIS are teaming up to create a new kind of missile-launch platform that doesn’t need a pilot.

Known as the Airborne Launching and Attack System (AirLAS), the concept pairs Diehl’s combat-proven IRIS-T air-to-air missile with a reusable unmanned carrier drone developed by POLARIS.

The goal: to give armed forces a cost-effective way to launch precision weapons from the air without relying on manned aircraft.

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