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February 5, 2021

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

August 28, 2020

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile

Facts Mobility Land-based Targets Short-, medium-range ballistic missiles, cruise missile, air-breathing targets Role Area point defense, intercept in terminal phase

July 24, 2020

Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS)

Quick Facts Role and Mobility Expeditionary; towed, road-mobile; fits in C-17 Frequency C-band for primary mission; Dual-frequency X- & S-band

July 23, 2020

Standard Missile-6 (SM-6)

The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6)—also known as the RIM-174—retains the Standard Missile airframe and propulsion elements and incorporates the advanced signal

July 23, 2020

Standard Missile-3 (SM-3)

The Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) is a derivative of the RIM-156 Standard SM-2 Block IV missile, and is the interceptor component of the

July 23, 2020

Standard Missile-2 (SM-2)

The Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) is a fleet-area air defense weapon that provides anti-air warfare and limited anti-surface warfare capability against

July 8, 2020

Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS)

Facts Mobility Highly mobile, Mounted atop a 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Targets UAVs, low-flying, high-speed fixed-winged aircraft, and

June 29, 2020

Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

The Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) is the initiative to replace the current domain and control systems with one

June 16, 2020

Aegis Ashore

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

February 12, 2019

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