Weapons Systems

Missiles, air defense, anti-tank, and cruise missiles. 7 selected reference entries; this is not a complete global inventory.

United StatesUnited States

MIM-104 Patriot

Air Defense Missile SystemIn service since 1981
Active

A long-range air and missile defense family. The PAC-3 MSE interceptor is designed for ballistic-missile defense missions.

Range

160 km (PAC-3)

Altitude

24,000 m

Speed

Mach 5

Radar

AN/MPQ-65A

Missiles/Battery

16 (PAC-3)

Crew

90 per battery

18 operatorsView full profile
RussiaRussia

S-400 Triumf

Air Defense Missile SystemIn service since 2007
Active

A Russian long-range surface-to-air missile family designed to engage aircraft, cruise missiles and some ballistic-missile targets.

Range

400 km (40N6E)

Altitude

30,000 m

Speed

Mach 14+

Radar

91N6E

Targets Tracked

300

Missiles

4 types

United StatesUnited States

THAAD

Ballistic Missile DefenseIn service since 2008
Active

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense. Designed to intercept short and medium-range ballistic missiles in the terminal phase of flight.

Range

200+ km

Altitude

150 km

Speed

Mach 8+

Interceptors

48 per battery

Radar

AN/TPY-2

Kill Method

Hit-to-kill

United StatesUnited States

BGM-109 Tomahawk

Cruise MissileIn service since 1983
Active

A ship- and submarine-launched cruise-missile family. Block V introduced maritime-strike and communications updates across selected variants.

Range

2,500 km

Speed

Mach 0.75

Warhead

450 kg HE

Guidance

GPS/TERCOM/DSMAC

Launch

Ship/Sub VLS

CEP

<10 m

United StatesUnited States

FGM-148 Javelin

Anti-Tank MissileIn service since 1996
Active

A portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile with top-attack and direct-attack modes, operated by multiple countries.

Range

2,500 m

Weight

22.3 kg (loaded)

Guidance

Infrared homing

Attack Mode

Top-attack / Direct

Penetration

750 mm RHA

Fire-and-Forget

Yes

20 operatorsView full profile
IsraelIsrael

Iron Dome

Short-Range Air DefenseIn service since 2011
Active

An Israeli mobile short-range air-defense system designed to intercept rockets, artillery shells and mortars assessed as threats.

Range

4-70 km

Intercept Rate

~90%

Radar

EL/M-2084

Interceptors

20 per launcher

Launchers/Battery

3-4

Cost/Intercept

$40,000-$50,000

RussiaRussia

3M-54 Kalibr

Cruise Missile FamilyIn service since 2012
Active

A Russian cruise-missile family with anti-ship, land-attack and anti-submarine variants launched from naval platforms.

Range

1,500-2,500 km (land-attack)

Speed

Mach 0.8 (cruise)

Terminal Speed

Mach 2.9 (anti-ship)

Warhead

450 kg HE

Launch

Ship/Sub VLS

Guidance

GLONASS/inertial