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Online Show Daily News MSPO 2013 International Defence Industry Exhibition 2 - 5 September 2013 Kielce, Poland |
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Raytheon Patriot at MSPO 2013 |
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Friday, September 6, 2013 08:02 PM | |||
Raytheon showcases the Patriot air defense missie system to the Polish Army at MSPO 2013. | |||
Polish Army is on the way to purchase new air defense missile system able
to be used for medium range threats but also against ballistic missile.
At MSPO 2013, Raytheon showcases the Patriot,
to answer this new request of Polish Armed Forces. |
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Interview Raytheon Patriot air defense missile system at MSPO 2013 |
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The Patriot missile system is the world's premier air defense system, effective against low to high altitude air threats in defense of ground combat forces and critical assets. It can perform simultaneous engagements against attacking tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft. The key features of the Patriot system are its multifunction phased array radar, the Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) missile variant with semi active homing, the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile variant with active homing, Patriot's interoperability with other defense systems, and its automated operations with human override. Its design robustness allows it to be self-contained and mobile when required. Since
Patriot production began, more than 200 Patriot fire
units have been delivered to 12 nations around the world, including the
U.S. and five NATO nations. The growing list of partners includes the
Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Taiwan, Greece,
Spain, Korea and the United Arab Emirates. An international industry team
of more than 4,000 suppliers and subcontractors support the Patriot air
and missile defense system. Patriot began its development in the late
1960s timeframe to counter a potential massive raid against Europe by
Soviet aircraft employing a wide variety of sophisticated electronic countermeasures.
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Operators within the ECS control the system, communicating with the radar, the launcher, other Patriot fire units and command headquarters. |
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The main elements of a Patriot missile fire unit is the Engagement Control Station (ECS). Operators within the ECS control the system, communicating with the radar, the launcher, other Patriot fire units and command headquarters. The multifunction phased array radar performs high- and low-altitude surveillance, target detection, discrimination and identification, targettrack, missile track and missile guidance. Automated
operation provides firepower at high saturation levels, in addition
to providing a multiple simultaneous engagement capability. The missiles,
via communication from the radar, are guided to their desired locations
just prior to their terminal homing phases. The GEM-T missile is semi-active,
employs TVM (track-via missile) during its homing phase and utilizes
a fragmentation warhead to defeat threats. |