Germany's first IRIS-T SLM medium range air defence system is seen at the military base camp in Todendorf, northern Germany, on September 4, 2024. The German military put into service on September 4 its first IRIS-T SLM medium range air defence system, which has already been supplied to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles. (Photo by Daniel Bockwoldt / AFP)