| MIM-104 Patriot
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The MIM-104 Patriot is the most advanced medium/long-range surface-to-air missile in current operational U.S. Army inventory, and is the only SAM to have intercepted ballistic missiles in combat. The Patriot system, complemented by the new PAC-3 missile, will remain the Army's main tactical air-defense system for some time in the future.
Major Components
1. Phased array radar. It's beam ... [+]
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| SAM-A-18/M3/MIM-23 Hawk
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The Hawk was the first mobile medium-range guided anti-aircraft missile deployed by the U.S. Army, and was the oldest SAM system still in use by U.S. armed forces in the late 1990s.
Development studies for a semi-active radar homing medium-range surface-to-air missile system were begun by the U.S. Army in 1952 under the designation SAM-A-18 Hawk (Homing All the Way Killer). In July 1954, ... [+]
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