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'''IDAS''' (Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines) is a short-range [[missile]] currently being developed for the new [[Type 212 submarine|Type 212 submarine class]] of the [[German Navy]].
IDAS (based on the [[IRIS-T]] [[air-to-air missile]]) is primarily targeted against air threats, such as [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] [[helicopter]]s, but also against small or medium-sized surface vessels or coastal land targets. It is currently being developed by [[Diehl BGT Defence]] and [[Howaldtswerke|HDW]], which is a part of [[ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems|Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS)]], to be fired from Type 212's [[torpedo]] tubes. IDAS will be [[wire-guided missile|fibre-optic guided]] and officially has a range of approx. 20 km.<ref>''[http://www.diehl.com/fileadmin/diehl-defence/user_upload/flyer/IDAS_07_2008.pdf IDAS. The revolutionary multi-role weapon for submerged submarines (PDF)].''</ref> Four [[missile]]s will fit in one [[torpedo tube]], stored in a [[Magazine (artillery)|magazine]]. First deliveries of IDAS for the [[German Navy]] and operational service are planned from 2014 on.<ref name="IDAS">{{Cite web|url= http://www.diehl.com/en/diehl-defence/products/guided-missiles/idas.html|title=Diehl BGT Defence
The IDAS system is also the world's first missile which gives submarines the capability to engage air threats whilst submerged, and the first tube-launched missile that does not emerge in a capsule, but is fired directly from the torpedo tubes.
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