Patriot missile defence system
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
2
1
3
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to four PAC-2 or 16 PAC-3 missiles
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
2
1
3
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to four PAC-2 or
16 PAC-3 missiles
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to
four PAC-2 or
16 PAC-3 missiles
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to four PAC-2 or
16 PAC-3 missiles
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
2
1
3
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to four PAC-2 or 16 PAC-3 missiles
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
2
1
3
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to four PAC-2 or
16 PAC-3 missiles
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to
four PAC-2 or
16 PAC-3 missiles
PAC-2
Down targets using
blast fragmentation
Incoming
missile
PAC-3
Direct impact
1. Radar system
Detects and tracks incoming missiles or aircraft, guiding interceptors to their targets
2. Control station
Processes radar data to calculate interceptor trajectories and manages the launch sequence
3. Launching station
Launches interceptor missiles. Holds up to four PAC-2 or
16 PAC-3 missiles