Air Defense Weapons _-1

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AirDefense
Weapons
Categories, Missions, and Systems

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Introduction to Air
Defense
Air defense protects military forces and
critical assets from aerial threats.
Aerial threats include:
• Aircraft and helicopters
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
• Cruise missiles and ballistic missiles
North American air defense systems are
among the most advanced in the world.

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Two MainCategories
of Air Defense
SHORAD
HIMAD
Short-Range Air Defense: Protects
ground forces, effective up to 10
km
High-to-Medium Altitude Air
Defense: Protects large areas,
range beyond 10 km

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01
Point Defense
AirDefense
Missions
Five key mission types:
02
Area Defense
Point Defense: Protecting high-value
targets
Area Defense: Protecting large regions
Force Protection: Defending deployed
military units
03
Force Protection

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SHORADSystem
FIM-92Stinger
Type: Man-Portable (MANPADS)
Range: Up to 8 kilometers
Guidance: Infrared homing (heat-seeking)
Shoulder- red, re and forget, lightweight
and highly mobile

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SHORADSystem
M163VulcanAir Defense
System(VADS)
Type: Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
(SPAAG) • Armament: 20mm M168
Vulcan rotary cannon • Rate of Fire:
3,000 rounds/min • Range: 1.2km
Mounted on M113APC with
radar/optical tracking

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SHORAD
System:Roland
Type: Short-range SAM system
Range: Up to 6.3 kilometers
Guidance: Command to Line of Sight
(CLOS) • All-weather capability • Twin
launcher • Rapid target acquisition radar

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HIMADSystem
MIM-104Patriot
Type: Long-range SAM system
Range: Up to 160 kilometers
Guidance: Track-via-Missile (TVM)
Primary U.S.Army air/missile defense
Engages aircraft, cruise missiles,
ballistic missiles • Combat-proven

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HIMADSystem
MIM-23Hawk
Type: Medium-range SAM • Range: Up
to 45 km • Guidance: Semi-active radar
homing • Continuous wave radar
Multiple target engagement • Mobile
and transportable

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Summary:SHORAD
& HIMADprotect
forcesfromaerial
threats.

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