Air Defence Missile Systems Gallery
Browse the list below for project imagery.ADATS Short Range Air Defence System
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ADATS is a low-level air defence system, providing a high lethality 10km air... -
The ADATS missile being fired. -
The ADATS control consoles. -
Royal Thai Air Force conducting an operational live missile firing of ADATS. -
ADATS can fire eight laser beamriding missiles and has a 10km range against... -
ADATS forward maintenance combines built-in-test capabilities and allows for... -
ADATS immediately engages when the target helicopter unmasks. -
Two-man reload without support equipment maximises ADATS autonomy.
Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW)
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The AHW performs its first flight from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at... -
AHW reached its target at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defence Test Site. -
The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon was test launched at the Pacific Missile Range...
Agni Ballistic Missile System
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An Agni-II intermediate range ballistic missile on a road-mobile launcher. -
The range of the Agni series of ballistic missiles. -
The Agni-II compared with other medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic...
Akash Surface-to-Air Missile System
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The Akash missile is claimed to be more accurate than the MIM-104 Patriot due... -
The Akash SAM will replace the Russian 2K12 Kub SAM in service with the... -
The Akash missile being launched from a T-72 tank chassis. -
The antenna mast group system of the Patriot SAM.
Arrow 2 Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence System
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The Arrow 2 Anti Tactical Ballistic Missile (ATBM) system is operational with... -
The missile has a dual mode seeker with a passive infrared seeker for the... -
The Elta Green Pine early warning and fire control radar for the Arrow... -
Diagram showing stages of missile interception by the Arrow ATBM System. The... -
An Arrow Weapon System battery has four or eight launch trailers, each with... -
The Arrow 2 missile approaches the target at a maximum speed of Mach 9, or...
Aster 30 SAMP/T – Surface-to-Air Missile Platform / Terrain
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The Aster 30 SAMP/T is a land-based air defence system effective against... -
The Aster 30 SAMP/T is on order for the French Army and Air Force and for the... -
A SAMP/T battery includes: command and control vehicle, Arabel radar and up... -
The maximum speed of Aster 30 is 1.4km/sec. It can intercept targets at... -
A successful qualification trial in July 2005. The trial included target... -
As the missile approaches the target in the terminal phase, it uses an active... -
The Aster 30 SAMP/T system is highly automated – it can fire eight missiles...
Avenger Low Level Air Defence System
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The Avenger air defence system. -
Avenger meets both day and night requirements for low-level air defence. -
The Avenger air defence system firing a Stinger missile. -
Avenger carries eight Stinger missiles in two launch pods. -
The Stinger missile has a 3kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead, with a... -
Avenger allows for easy maintainability. -
The gunners station with a) head-up optical sight, b) hand stations, c)... -
Around 800 Avenger air defence systems are in service with the US Army.
Bamse Air Defence Missile System
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Bamse all-weather, all-target air defence missile system. -
Bamse missile control centre. -
Surveillance control centre with the Ericsson Microwave Systems Giraffe AMB... -
Bamse was produced for the Swedish Army. -
The missile has a range of more than 15km. -
Loading the missile. -
The missile uses radar Command to Line-Of-Sight (CLOS) guidance. -
The launcher with six ready-to-fire missiles is installed on the roof of the...
Bradley Linebacker
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Bradley-Linebacker is designed to provide short range air defence (SHORAD),... -
A Bradley M6 Linebacker ADA variant. -
A Stinger missile being fired from the Bradley Linebacker. -
The Bradley Linebacker missile system performs using US Army Avenger air... -
Schematic showing the operational roles of the Bradley Linebacker.
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
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BrahMos is the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile, developed by... -
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile displayed at IMDS-2007. -
The Indian Air Force's SU-30 MKI aircraft will be fitted with the BrahMos air... -
A model of the BrahMos missile autonomous ground launcher shown at MAKS-2009.
Crotale NG Short Range Air Defence System
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The Crotale New Generation multimission short range air defence missile system. -
Crotale NG's VT-1 Hypervelocity missile has successfully passed extensive... -
The towed version of the Crotale NG air defence missile system. -
The Crotale NG air defence missile system single operator combat console. -
The Crotale NG self propelled version operational in the Finnish Army. -
The Crotale NG firing a VT-1 Hypervelocity missile.
DRDO Ballistic Missile Defence System
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The First Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile tested in December 2007 from... -
Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) is an exo-atmospheric interceptor missile. -
Advanced Air Defence (AAD) anti-ballistic missile is the second missile used... -
AAD missile integration takes place at the Programme Air Defence ABM missile...
Hydra-70 Rocket System
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Hydra-70 is the most widely used helicopter-launched weapon system in the world. -
The Hydra-70 rocket system can be mounted on many rotary and fixed-wing... -
The Hydra-70 system can be used with nine different warheads. -
Rockets are used for anti-material, anti-personnel, air-to-ground suppression...
Iron Dome Air Defence Missile System
Iskander Tactical Ballistic Missile System
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An Iskander-E transporter-erector-launcher with two missiles being displayed... -
The Iskander (Nato: SS-26 Stone) is a tactical ballistic missile system being... -
The Iskander was developed in the 1990s to replace the decommissioned OTR-23...
LAser Homing Attack Missile (LAHAT)
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LAHAT is a semi-active laser homing low-weight anti-tank guided missile. -
LAHAT is principally designed for 105mm and 120mm guns of Merkava tanks. -
Quad launcher pack carrying four LAser Homing Attack Missiles (LAHAT) for... -
LAHAT was successfully tested on the Arjun main battle tank of the Indian...
LAV-AD
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The light armored vhicle - air defence (LAV-AD). -
LAV-AD is armed with two, four-cell pods for the Stinger missile and a 25mm... -
LAV-AD firing the Stinger missile. -
LAV-AD is adaptable for amphibious capability. -
The Blazer turret for the LAV-AD includes the GAU-12/U 25mm Gatling gun. -
The Blazer air defence system is armed with Mistral missile. -
The Blazer firepower is tested and proven.
LeFlaSys (ASRAD) Short-Range Air Defence System
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The LeFlaSys Ozelot weapon system, based on the Wiesel 2 carrier vehicle . -
The LeFlaSys weapon platform Ozelot system basic functional diagram. -
The LeFlaSys weapon platform Ozelot control and display unit. -
The LeFlaSys platoon command post with HARD 3D radar. -
The LeFlaSys platoon command post system basic functional diagram. -
The LeFlaSys platoon command post control and display units. -
HARD-Radar characteristic diagram. -
The ASRAD-R with Bolide missile and the HARD 3D search radar. -
The Ericsson HARD 3D search and acquisition radar.
LOARA Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun System
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LOARA is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system operated by the Polish... -
LOARA's armoured turret is fitted with two 35mm cannons and multiple sensors. -
LOARA can be used to engage fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles...
MEADS (Medium Extended Air Defence System)
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MEADS protects manoeuvre forces and critical installations against tactical... -
The MEADS tactical operations centre (TOC). -
Advanced radars provide 360 degree coverage for surveillance and fire control. -
MEADS successfully identified ballistic missile and hostile aircraft from a... -
The MEADS battle manager is being integrated for flight tests. -
MEADS International demonstrated a launcher designed to launch 12 PAC-3 MSE... -
The MEADS launcher is designed to roll-on / roll-off C-130 and A400M... -
MEADS provides capabilities envisioned for Nato's European missile defences.
Mica Vertical Launch Short-Range Air-Defence System
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The vertical launch Mica short-range air defence system. -
The Mica missile is available with radio frequency seeker (on the left) or... -
The VL Mica launcher. -
The launcher can fire any combination of RF or IR-guided Mica missiles. -
The fire and forget system can carry out simultaneous engagement of multiple... -
The VL system gives 360 degree coverage against air threats. -
The VL Mica system includes a Tactical Operations Centre with up to four...
Mistral Short-Range Air-Defence Missile System
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The Mistral portable air defence missile system. -
The Mistral portable missile system can be set up and ready to fire in 60... -
The Mistral missile has a range of 6km and is armed with a 3kg high-explosive... -
The Mistral coordination post (MCP) system. -
The Mistral missile is in service with the armed forces of 27 countries. -
A Tiger helicopter firing the air-to-air Mistral (ATAM). -
The Sadral shipborne system with launcher for six Mistral missiles. -
The two-cell Simbad launcher for ship-launched Mistral.
NBS MANTIS Air Defence Protection System
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In March 2007, the German Bundeswehr contracted Rheinmetall Air Defence to... -
The AHEAD technology enables the air defence gun's capability to track and... -
The NBS MANTIS is equipped with six 35mm automatic guns, two sensor units and... -
The sensor system comprises of radar, effectors and electro-optical sensors... -
NBS MANTIS air defence protection system has been developed for protecting...
Pantsyr S1 Close Range Air Defence System
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The Pantsyr-S1 air defence system. -
The 57E6 surface-to-air missile. -
Launch of the 57E6 surface-to-air missile. -
Firing of the two 30mm 2A72 guns. -
Targeting and fire control of the Pantsyr S1 air defence missile / gun system. -
Pantsyr-S1 carries 12 57E6 surface-to-air missiles on launchers.
Patriot Missile Long-Range Air-Defence System
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Patriot is a long-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defence system to... -
Developed by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, the Patriot Missile system is in... -
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the systems were stationed in Kuwait and... -
The increased range MSE gives the missile a more powerful rocket motor for... -
$1.2bn of Patriot batteries have been recently ordered by Egypt. -
The Patriot launcher. -
The Patriot truck-mounted launcher. -
A Patriot missile being fired. -
The trailer-mounted Raytheon MPQ-53 C-Band tracking radar, is capable of... -
Inside the engagement control station. -
Patriot missile systems deployed in Kuwait. -
The PAC-3 will have a Ka-band millimetre wave seeker being developed by Boeing.
PGZ95 (Type 95) 25mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery (SPAAA) System
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The Type 95 SPAAA is in service with the People's Liberation Army Ground... -
A Type 95 SPAAA vehicle on display at the "Our troops towards the sky"... -
A close view of the Type 95 SPAAA vehicle turret.
Pinaka Multibarrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) System
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Pinaka multibarrel rocket launch (MBRL) system in service with the Indian Army. -
Pinaka MBRL system can launch a salvo of 12 rockets in fewer than 40 seconds. -
The command post vehicle is equipped to control all six Pinaka launchers in a...
Rapier Ground Based Missile Defence System
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JERNAS is the export name for the Rapier FSC (Field Standard C) air defence... -
The Rapier FSC / Jernas launcher has eight ready-to-fire missiles and its own... -
The high-resolution radar tracker provides the system with dual engagement... -
Jernas is designed to engage the most demanding threats including multiple... -
Oman, Singapore, Switzerland and Turkey have had their Rapier systems...
RBS 70 Short-Range Anti-Aircraft Missile
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The RBS 70 short-range anti-aircraft missile. -
The RBS 70 is a laser beamriding missile, highly resistant to jamming. -
RBS 70 can be integrated on a variety of wheeled and tracked vehicles. -
RBS 70 has been exported to 13 countries worldwide. -
The RBS 70 VLM (Vehicle-Launched Missile). -
The missile has a range of 7km and a maximum target altitude of 4,000m. -
RBS 70 is operable by one, and portable by three persons. -
The Bolide missile has a shorter time of flight and higher manoeuvrability... -
The truck-mounted Giraffe 75 mobile radar, developed by Ericsson, can be...
Roland Short-Range Air Defence Missile System
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The Roland weapons system mounted on a MAN vehicle. -
The second prototype of the upgraded Roland is the CAROL air-transportable,... -
The system is capable of firing the Roland 2 and Roland 3 missiles and the... -
The Roland Carol has been in production since 1995. -
The Roland M3S has a dual surveillance system and a triple target tracking... -
The upgraded French Army Roland has a new BBKS command and control system... -
Typical interception time from firing to airborne target destruction at a... -
The system is air-transportable on C-130 Hercules or C-160 Transall aircraft.
S-400 Triumph Air Defence Missile System
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The S-400 Triumph defence system entered service with the Russian Army in... -
The S-400 Triumph air defence missile system during a military parade in Moscow. -
The S-400 Triumph air defence missile system and a 96L6-radar displayed at... -
The 48N6E3 surface-to-air missile used in the S-400 Triumph air defence... -
A rear view of the launch canisters of S-400 Triumph air defence missile system.
Spada 2000 Air Defence Missile System
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Spada 2000 is an upgraded version of the Spada air defence system with... -
The Aspide 2000 missile uses semi-active radar homing and has a range of 25km. -
The Spada 2000 system can engage up to four targets simultaneously with... -
The system tracks and prioritises targets, assigns the firing sections to the... -
The Spada 2000 air defence missile system shortly after being fired. -
Artist's impression of the Spada 2000 air defence missile system. -
Artist's montage of the Spada 2000 system
SPYDER Surface-to-Air Launcher for PYthon 5 and DERby Missiles
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The SPYDER-SR mobile firing unit. The launcher can carry any combination of... -
SPYDER is a low-level quick reaction surface-to-air missile system capable of... -
The SPYDER command and control shelter. It can receive data from upper tier... -
The SPYDER-SR command and control unit with the mast-mounted Elta EL/M 2106... -
SPYDER air defence deployment. A typical SPYDER squadron consists of one... -
The Derby medium-range, active radar-guided missile, seen here on a HMMWV... -
The main components of the SPYDER-SR air defence system – one command and...
Starstreak Anti-Aircraft Guided Missile System
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Starstreak ground-based anti-air missile and launcher. -
Starstreak being fired from its host armoured vehicle. -
The Starstreak close-range anti-air guided missile. -
Starstreak missile being fired from an Apache attack helicopter. -
The shoulder-launched Starstreak. -
The lightweight multiple launcher. -
Armoured Starstreak is a self-propelled Starstreak system. -
The aiming unit of the Starstreak system. -
The Starstreak missile.
Surface-Launched AMRAAM (SL-AMRAAM / CLAWS)
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The CLAWS (HUMRAAM) launcher for the surface-launched AMRAAM air defence... -
The Norwegian Advanced SAM System (NASAMS). The NASAMS launcher has six ready... -
The Raytheon AMRAAM AIM-120C missile is fitted with clipped fins and has... -
Surface-launched AMRAAM is cued by the Raytheon AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar. -
Raytheon and Kongsberg have produced HAWK-AMRAAM which features HAWK and... -
The AIM-120 AMRAAM missile fired from an F-16 aircraft. -
The AIM-120A/B AMRAAM missile. -
The combined capabilities of the two missile systems allow HAWK-AMRAAM to...
THAAD Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence
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The THAAD weapon system consists of launchers, missiles, battle management /... -
THAAD is designed to protect against incoming threats such as tactical and... -
The THAAD missile uses kinetic energy, hit-to-kill technology. -
The THAAD system provides the upper tier of a layered defensive shield. The... -
The THAAD missile seeker provides stabilised infrared imagery of the targeted... -
THAAD is designed to intercept incoming missiles at higher altitudes and... -
The THAAD battery will typically operate nine launch vehicles each carrying... -
A contract for the first two production THAAD missile systems was placed in...
Tunguska M1 Anti-Aircraft System
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Tunguska-M1 is a gun/missile system for low-level air defence. -
Tunguska - M1. -
The 9M311-M1 Surface-to-Air Missile. -
Launch of the 9M311 - M1 Surface-to-Air Missile. -
Tunguska-M1's 30mm guns firing tracer rounds. -
Tunguska-M1 with hatch open showing the radar.