It is likely that it can reach targets at an altitude of up to 20 km. Missiles are stored in canisters. So the whole set of 12 missiles can be rapidly reloaded. Even though it can not operate while on the move, all of the system components can be briefly redeployed. A battery of launchers with associated support vehicles can change their position up to several times a day. The complete battery includes six launcher vehicles, one surveillance radar, two multifunctional fire control radar, two battle management systems, and reloading vehicles, that carry spare missiles for the launchers.
Furthermore launchers, radars and battle management systems can be located remotely from one another. This feature improves overall survivability of the system. It provides precision tracking and discrimination and classification capabilities. The radar uses its main beam for missile guidance, eliminating the need for a separate guidance array. This radar also provides friend or foe identification capability.
The surveillance radar provides long-range detection of low radar cross-section objects. This radar operates below detection frequency of current anti-radiation missiles. It provides battle management for the launcher units. It calculates optimal engagements and sends firing commands to the launcher vehicles. At least two launchers can fire simultaneously in order to defended against multiple threats or massed missile attacks. This air defense system has an open architecture, that allows any combination of radars and launchers to be organized into a single coordinated air and missile defense network.
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The missile combines standard aerodynamic control surfaces and multiple single-shot thrusters to achieve the very agile high-g manoeuvres that are required for precise hit-to-kill control. The missile has a solid propellant rocket motor made by Atlantic Research Corp in Gainesville, Virginia.
It uses an inertial guidance unit made by Honeywell in Clearwater, Florida, to arrive at the target area. In the terminal phase of flight, the missile acquires and tracks the target with its forward-looking, gimbaled, active, RF Ka-band millimetre wave seeker, made by Boeing in Huntsville, Alabama.
Target destruction is achieved through the kinetic energy released by hitting targets head-on. The missile is armed with a lethality-enhancing warhead for use against air-breathing targets. The tactical operations centre TOC is housed in a single shelter containing three workstations and two operators.
One standard TOC is provided to the nations, but each mounts it on a chassis or trailer of its selection. This project forms part of our recent analysis and forecasts of the global missiles and missile defence systems market available from our business information platform Strategic Defence Intelligence. The Lockheed Martin Predator is a lightweight close-range anti-tank missile system which complements the Javelin anti-tank missile.
Patriot is a long-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defence system to counter tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and advanced aircraft. Guidance Inertial with Ka-band millimetre wave terminal homing.
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corporation. A key benefit of the MEADS plug-and-fight capability is command and control over other air defence system elements through standardised interfaces.
Plug-and-Fight capability lets MEADS elements attach to and detach from the network at will, with no requirement to shut the system down. Each MEADS element is lightweight and truck-mounted, mobile enough to move protection as needed or when forces move.
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