ground-based air defense system
C8470
concept
A ground-based air defense system is a coordinated set of land-deployed sensors, command-and-control elements, and weapon platforms designed to detect, track, and engage airborne threats such as aircraft, missiles, and drones.
Aliases (2)
- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system ×1
- short-range air defense system ×1
Instances (3)
- surface-based launcher (NASAMS)
- THAAD batteries ("Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system")
- RBS 70 missile system ("short-range air defense system")