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  2. MIM-104 Patriot - Wikipedia

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    The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system.

  3. United States Army air defense - Wikipedia

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    In 1975, the SAM-D missile successfully engaged a drone at the White Sands Missile Range. In 1976, it was renamed the PATRIOT Air Defense Missile System. The MIM-104 Patriot would combine several new technologies, including the phased array radar and track-via-missile guidance. Full-scale development of the system began in 1976 and it was ...

  4. MT-12 - Wikipedia

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    The MT-12R or 2A29R was taken into service from 1981 to 1990. It has the small 1A31 Ruta radar fire control system. This does automatic target detection, range finding, tracking and engagement at distances up to 3,500 m. [6] It enables the gun to quickly find and hit targets at night, and in other conditions of poor or no visibility. [3]

  5. These 8 Radar Detectors Are the Ticket to More Informed Driving

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    To test these radar detectors, I rented a radar gun and went to a deserted community-college campus in Southern California on a weekend. My assistant pointed a K-band radar gun at my test car, a ...

  6. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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    The CIWS is designed to be the last line of defense against anti-ship missiles. Due to its design criteria, its effective range is very short relative to the range of modern ASMs, from 1 to 5 nautical miles (2 to 9 km). The gun mount moves at a very high speed and with great precision.

  7. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense - Wikipedia

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    The THAAD radar and a variant developed as a forward sensor for ICBM missile defense, the Forward-Based X-Band – Transportable (FBX-T) radar, were assigned a common designator, AN/TPY-2, [50] in late 2006/early 2007. The THAAD radar can interoperate with Aegis and Patriot systems, in a 3-layer antimissile defense. [51] [52] [53]

  8. Medium Extended Air Defense System - Wikipedia

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    The UHF MEADS Surveillance Radar is a 360-degree active electronically steered array radar that provides extended range coverage. It provides threat detection capability against highly maneuverable low-signature threats, including short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and other air-breathing threats.

  9. MIM-23 Hawk - Wikipedia

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    The pulse acquisition radar is a long-range, high-altitude search radar. AN/MPQ-35 (Basic Hawk) The search radar used with the basic Hawk system, with a radar pulse power of 450 kW and a pulse length of 3 μs, a Pulse Repetition Frequency of 800 and 667 Hz alternately. The radar operates in the 1.25 to 1.35 GHz range.