Editing IRIS-T (section)

==== Potential future operators ====

; {{Flag|Bulgaria}}
: An option for up to 5 IRIS-T SLM and 1 IRIS-T SLX fire units is available until 2032.<ref name=":1" />
; {{Flag|Germany}}
: Germany is interested to buy the IRIS-T SLX for its air force.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=Luftwaffe sieht Bedarf für die Beschaffung von Iris-T SLX |url=https://www.hartpunkt.de/luftwaffe-sieht-bedarf-fuer-die-beschaffung-von-iris-t-slx/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |language=de}}</ref>
; {{Flag|Romania}}
: €3.85 billion for 41 launchers, to be purchased in 2 phases. It is in competition against the [[NASAMS]] from [[Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace|Kongsberg]], the [[MICA (missile)|VL Mica]] from [[MBDA|MBDA France]], the [[SPYDER]] from [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|Rafael]] and the [[KM-SAM]] from [[Hanwha Group|Hanwha]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defensa.com |date=2023-11-24 |title=Rumania se dotará de un sistema de defensa aérea por 3.850 millones - Noticias Defensa defensa.com OTAN y Europa |url=https://www.defensa.com/otan-y-europa/rumania-dotara-sistema-defensa-aerea-medio-corto-alcance-3-850 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Defensa.com |language=es}}</ref> It is to replace the [[S-75 Dvina|S-75M3]] and the [[MIM-23 Hawk]] (Phase IIIR) air defence systems.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romania Launches $4.2 Billion Tender for Short- and Medium-range Air Defense Systems |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/romania-launches-4-2-billion-tender-for-short-and-medium-range-air-defense-systems/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Militarnyi |language=en-US}}</ref>   
; {{LIT}}
: On 21 May 2024, in the meeting with Germany [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Federal Ministry of Defence]] [[Boris Pistorius]], the [[Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania)|Ministry of National Defence]] [[Laurynas Kasčiūnas]] said that Lithuania was considering purchasing IRIS-T medium-range air defense system.<ref>{{cite news |author=Radvilė Rumšienė |title=Po Kasčiūno ir Pistoriuso susitikimo – Lietuvos svarstymas įsigyti oro gynybos sistemas |date=21 May 2024 |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/2278752/po-kasciuno-ir-pistoriuso-susitikimo-lietuvos-svarstymas-isigyti-oro-gynybos-sistemas |newspaper=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=28 May 2024 |language=lt}}</ref>
; ESSI members ([[European Sky Shield Initiative]])
: As part of the ESSI (European Sky Shield Initiative), a common European air defence system which will be made of mostly IRIS-T SL and the [[MIM-104 Patriot|MIM-104 Patriot System]]. The ESSI initiative includes some countries that are already clients (Germany, Latvia, Estonia, Norway), or soon to be clients (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Denmark).