LFK NG

The LFK NG is a variant of IRIS-T air-to-air missile intended for short range air defense system applications in support of mobile land-based forces. Equipped with a high sensitivity IR sensor LFK NG would provide the German Army (Bundeswehr) the capability to successful engage low signature airborne targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. As of December 2005, LFK NG is still an experimental study carried out between Diehl BGT and EADS LFK. The LFK NG is being optimized against fast and maneuverable targets and more impressive targets hidden and masked behind hindrance. The last group of targets can not be engaged with current missile systems. The missile retains the main features of the IRIS-T missile (IR, TVC, kinematics) adding a new warhead. The German Army would field its first LFK NG based air defense system in 2008 complementing Stinger missile systems and ultimately replacing them.

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