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Ballistic Missile Defense Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Ballistic Missile Defense, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

AN/TPY-2 radar, Ballistic-missile defense radar, Air Defense

Air DefenseAN/TPY-2 radarBallistic-missile defense radarSide: UnknownBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesRaytheon's AN/TPY-2 is a mobile X-band ballistic-missile defense radar used to detect, track, and discriminate ballistic missiles. The sensor operates in forward-based and terminal modes, and its terminal configuration can support THAAD cueing inside the wider U.S. missile-defense network.

Ground-based Midcourse Defense, Ground-based ballistic missile defense system, Air Defense

Air DefenseGround-based Midcourse DefenseGround-based ballistic missile defense systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / United StatesGround-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) is the U.S. homeland ballistic missile defense system Boeing leads for the Missile Defense Agency. It uses silo-based ground-based interceptors at Fort Greely and Vandenberg, and Lockheed Martin describes C2BMC upgrades as improving GMD engagement support and threat-track integration.

Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), Ground-launched ballistic missile interceptor, Air Defense

Air DefenseNext Generation Interceptor (NGI)Ground-launched ballistic missile interceptorSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesNext Generation Interceptor (NGI) is Lockheed Martin's homeland ballistic missile interceptor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. The program's 2021 contract award, 2024 contractor selection, and 2026 Courtland production facility highlight its tip-to-tail, open-system design, multiple kill vehicles, and 2028 fielding target.

SAMP/T, Mobile long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense

Air DefenseSAMP/TMobile long-range surface-to-air missile systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Eurosam (MBDA / Thales) / France / ItalySAMP/T, also known as MAMBA in French service, is a Franco-Italian truck-mounted air and missile defense system built around Aster interceptors, a multifunction radar, and battery command-and-control modules. In Ukrainian service it fills a scarce long-range air-defense role against Russian aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and some ballistic-missile threats.

THAAD, Transportable terminal ballistic missile defense system, Air Defense

Air DefenseTHAADTransportable terminal ballistic missile defense systemSide: United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesTHAAD is a U.S. Army transportable terminal ballistic missile defense system from Lockheed Martin. It uses an AN/TPY-2 radar and hit-to-kill interceptors to engage short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles inside or outside the atmosphere.