B earded irises boast intricate petals with ruffled edges in pastel hues, making them a showstopper in any garden. My bearded ...

German (bearded) iris are the most commonly-grown irises, and grow from a fleshy rhizome. The "beardless" irises include Japanese, Louisiana, and Siberian irises which grow from rhizomes, ...

Estonia and Latvia are planning a joint purchase of German IRIS-T air defense systems. The purchase could begin next year and the systems would be operational in 2025.

A first IRIS-T air defence system promised to Kyiv by Germany has reached Ukraine, with three more of these systems to be supplied next year, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on ...

There are different types of irises, from the early-flowering dwarfs through the mid-summer species, but the iris most familiar is the bearded, or German iris, Iris germanica.

Ukraine on Tuesday received the first of four IRIS-T air defence systems Germany promised to supply, a German defence ministry source said, confirming a report by Der Spiegel magazine.

During the Russian missile attack on Monday, October 31, the German IRIS-T air defense system worked with 100% result. The Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat announced this on the air of the telethon.

The German-made IRIS-T air defense system successfully shot down all incoming targets during Ukraine’s first operational use of the weapons, the Ukrainian military reported on Jan. 21.

Austria, Sweden and Switzerland joined Germany’s European Sky Shield Initiative in 2023 along with Denmark. The project was first announced by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in August of 2022 ...

There are several different types of iris to grow in the garden, including bearded German irises, Siberian irises, and Dutch irises. Japanese irises (Iris ensata), also known as Japanese water ...

Germany will deliver new IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine under a three-year supply plan, President Volodymyr Zelensky ...

However, Ukraine’s layered air defenses, featuring systems like the German IRIS-T, Soviet-era S-300s, and U.S. Patriots, have proven effective at downing Russian aircraft.