Defense System Database

System Type

System Deployment

3D Lanza

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Long-Range Volumetric Air Surveillance and Air Traffic Control; Fixed Position Frequency L-Band Range 470 km

Active Phased Array Radar (APAR)

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Air and Surface Target Tracking, Horizon Search, Volume Search, Surface Naval Gunfire Support, and Missile

Aegis Afloat

Aegis Afloat is the sea-based component of the Missile Defense Agency’s Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Aegis BMD builds upon the

Aegis Ashore

Mobility Stationary with removable facilities for worldwide deployment Targets Short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles Role Land-based variant of the

AN/APG-79 AESA

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Instantaneous tracking and multi-target tracking, and Air-mobile Frequency X-Band Range 150 km Air Defense Interceptor

AN/FPS-117

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Long-Range Air Surveillance; Ground-Based, Non-Mobile Frequency L-Band Range 470 km Air Defense Interceptor Systems N/A

AN/MPQ-53/65 Radar

Quick Facts Mobility Road-mobile Role Patriot fire control radar Deployment Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Romania

AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Early Warning Radar; Road-mobile Frequency X-Band Range 40 km (upgraded: 75 km) Air Defense Interceptor

AN/SPY-1 Radar

Quick Facts Mobility Sea-based is highly mobile; land-based has low mobility Role Primary radar for Aegis BMD Deployment Deployed on

AN/SPY-6(V)

 Facts Mobility Sea-based and is highly mobile Role Planned to replace AN/SPY-1 as the primary radar for the Aegis Combat

AN/TPS-59

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Long-Range Air Surveillance, Ground-Control Interception; Road-mobile, Air-mobile Frequency L-Band Range 740 km Air Defense Interceptor

AN/TPS-77

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Long-Range Air Surveillance; Ground-Based, Road-mobile Frequency L-Band Range 470 km Air Defense Interceptor Systems N/A

AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Short- to Medium-Range Multi-Mission Radar; Highly Mobile Frequency X-Band Range Short- to Medium-Range  Air Defense

Army/Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2)

Quick Facts Mobility Transportable by air, ship, and truck; moderate mobility Role Forward-based radar for BMDS; Primary terminal radar for

Arrow (Israel)

Quick Facts Mobility Ground-based, mobile launchers and command center, semi-mobile radar Targets Short- and medium-range ballistic missiles in the terminal

Artemis 30

Quick Facts Variants N/A Role and Mobility Short-Range Anti-Aircraft Gun; Ground-Based, Road-Mobile Interceptors and Range 30×173 ammunition, 800 rpm fire

Avenger Air Defense System

Facts Mobility Highly mobile, Mounted atop a 4×4 Heavy High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Targets Cruise missiles, UAVs, low-flying,

Barak 8

Quick Facts Variants LRSAM MRSAM Barak MX Role and Mobility Medium-range surface to air missile system; Road and Ship Mobile

Blowpipe

Quick Facts Variants Submarine Launched Airflight Missile (SLAM) Javelin Starburst Role and Mobility Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile; Man- Portable (MANPAD) Interceptors

Boost Phase Missile Defense

Boost phase missile defense entails the destruction of an enemy missile during the earliest stages of its flight, while it

CEROS 200 Fire Control System (FCS)

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Threat Detection & Tracking; Ship-based Frequency Ku-band, 15.5-17.5 GHz Range Long-range Air Defense Interceptor Systems

Chiron Missile System

Quick Facts Variants N/A Role and Mobility Shoulder-Launched, Man-Portable Interceptors and Range Shin-Gung Missile Range: 7 km Speed: Mach 2.3

Cobra Dane

Quick Facts Mobility Stationary Role Long-range radar for U.S. ballistic missile defense system Frequency L-Band Range 2,000 miles (3,200 km)

Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC)

Overview The Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) System is a software package used by the Missile Defense