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Land · Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace + Raytheon (RTX) · 1998
A distributed, network-centric medium-range air defense system that fires the AMRAAM air-to-air missile from the ground — one of the most proven systems for stopping cruise missiles and drones in Ukraine.
Specifications
- Class: Medium-range ground-based air defense (SAM)
- Range (AMRAAM): ~40 km
- Range (AMRAAM-ER): ~60+ km
- Ceiling: ~15 km
- Missile: AIM-120 AMRAAM, AMRAAM-ER, AIM-9X Sidewinder
- Radar: AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel (track ~120 km instrumented)
- Architecture: Network-centric, distributed (radar-shooter 20+ km apart)
- Guidance: Active radar homing (fire-and-forget)
Beats: Seyir füzesi, İHA / loitering mühimmat, Helikopter / sabit-kanat uçak
Loses to: Balistik füze (sınırlı), Saturasyon saldırısı, SEAD (radar avlanırsa körleşir)
By firing the AMRAAM air-to-air missile from the ground it closes the medium-range gap with shelf-stocked, cheap and proven munitions; its strength comes from the distributed network architecture.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace + Raytheon (RTX)): Naval Strike Missile
Related systems (Land): SİPER, HİSAR-O+, HİSAR-A+, SUNGUR, KORKUT, Tayfun, GÜRZ, S-400 Triumf, Patriot (PAC-3), Bora