| THAAD |
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Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) |
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Picture Author:
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Picture Author: 94th Airlift Wing and MEADS International, Inc.
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| Mobile anti-ballistic missile system |
Type |
Mobile Air Defence System |
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Used for |
Fixed-wing aircrafts / Helicopters / UAVs / Tactical ballistic missiles / Cruise missiles |
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| 2008–present |
Service Period and Status |
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| 2008–present |
Production Period |
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A THAAD battery consists of:
6 launcher vehicles
2 mobile tactical operations centers (TOCs)
AN/TPY-2 ground-based radar (GBR) |
System Components |
Launcher with 8 PAC-3 MSE missiles
BMC4I Tactical Operation Center
360° UHF Surveillance Radar
360° X-band Multifunctional Fire Control Radar |
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| 8 |
Missiles / Rockets per Launcher |
8 PAC-3 MSE missiles |
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| 8.55–10 GHz X band |
Radar Band & Frequency |
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Range:
2,900 miles / 4,700 km |
Search / Detection / Coverage Range |
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| 900 kg |
Missile / Rocket Mass / Weight |
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| 6.17 m |
Missile / Rocket Length / Height |
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| 34 cm |
Missile / Rocket Diameter / Width |
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| Pratt & Whitney Single-stage rocket |
Missile / Rocket Engine |
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| Solid-fueled rocket |
Propellant |
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| >200 km |
Missile / Rocket Range |
35 km against ballistic missile (PAC-3 MSE) |
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| 150 km |
Missile / Rocket Altitude |
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| Mach 8.24 / 2.8 km/s |
Missile / Rocket Speed and Velocity |
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| Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head |
Guidance System |
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