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This is a table of the most widespread or notable anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems, intended in whole or part, to counter ballistic missiles.Since many systems have developed in stages or have many iterations or upgrades, only the most notable versions are described.
The Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôle Griffon ( English: Multirole Armoured Vehicle Griffon) or VBMR Griffon is a French six-wheel multi-purpose armoured personnel carrier developed and manufactured by KNDS France (formerly Nexter Systems), Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) and Thales.
The V-1000 missile system was nonetheless considered not reliable enough and abandoned in favour of nuclear-armed ABMs. Retired V-1000 was used to develop 1Ya2TA sounding rocket , capable of launching 520 kg scientific payload to an altitude of 400 km. [ 84 ] A much larger missile, the Fakel 5V61 (known in the west as Galosh), was developed to ...
Each military branch has its initiative that contributes to JADC2; the Army has Project Convergence, [4] the Navy has Project Overmatch, [5] and the Air Force has the Advanced Battle Management System, [6] [7] [8] also known as ABMS. [9] The Space Force has the Space Development Agency's National Defense Space Architecture . [10] [11] [12] See ...
The Centurion C-RAM, also called the Land Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS), is an American Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar air defense artillery system. The system was developed in 2004, during and after the Iraq War identified a weakness in ground-based anti-projectile artillery .
The Treaty limited only ABMs capable of defending against "strategic ballistic missiles", without attempting to define "strategic". It was understood that both ICBMs and SLBMs are obviously "strategic". [8]: 37 Neither country intended to stop the development of counter-tactical ABMs. The topic became disputable as soon as most potent counter ...
An anti-ICBM defensive ABM system was first considered by the US Army in 1955 under the name Nike II. This was essentially an upgraded version of their Nike B surface-to-air missile (SAM) along with dramatically improved radars and computers able to detect the incoming reentry vehicles (RVs) and develop tracking information while still leaving enough time for the interceptor missile to climb ...
The AGM-176 Griffin is a lightweight, precision-guided munition developed by Raytheon. [3] It can be launched from the ground or air as a rocket-powered missile or dropped from the air as a guided bomb.