Comparison matrix

Air and Missile Defense Systems

Compare 11 systems across role, range, altitude, interceptors, radar, and operators. Evidence labels and source caveats remain visible. For individual system profiles, browse the system cards.

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Point Defense

Short-range site defense and C-RAM floor for fixed assets and populated areas

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System	Type / Role	Range	Altitude	Interceptor(s)	Radar	Key Operators
Iron Dome	Short-range point defense / C-RAM / VSHORAD	4-70 km (Tamir engagement envelope) VERIFIED	Not published in official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE	› Tamir › SkyHunter (U.S.-produced Tamir derivative)	Battlefield radar (specific model not published in official pages reviewed)	Israel

Short-Medium Distributed Defense

Distributed medium-layer systems for aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and lower-altitude threats

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System	Type / Role	Range	Altitude	Interceptor(s)	Radar	Key Operators
NASAMS AMRAAM / AMRAAM-ER / AIM-9X-2 UKR combat	Short-to-medium-range ground-based air defense	Engagement envelope depends on effector; Kongsberg identifies AMRAAM as baseline, AMRAAM-ER as extending engagement volume, and AIM-9X-2 for shorter ranges UNAVAILABLE	Not published as a normalized NASAMS system-altitude figure in the official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE	› AMRAAM › AMRAAM-ER › AIM-9X-2	AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel in the standard NASAMS unit described by Kongsberg; configuration can integrate other active and passive sensors	Norway United States Ukraine Australia
Sky Sabre CAMM / Land Ceptor / CAMM-ER / Narew	Short-to-medium-range ground-based air defense	25 km class with CAMM; 40+ km class with CAMM-ER in Narew pathway VERIFIED	Not published in official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE	› CAMM › CAMM-ER (Polish Narew pathway)	Saab Giraffe AMB 3D radar in UK Sky Sabre configuration	United Kingdom Poland
IRIS-T SLM IRIS-T SLM / IRIS-T SLS UKR combat	Medium-range air-defense system	Up to 40 km VERIFIED	Up to 20 km VERIFIED	› IRIS-T SLM guided missile	TRML-4D in the published IRIS-T SLM fire-unit architecture; national configurations are not normalized here	Germany Ukraine Egypt Estonia
SPYDER SPYDER SR / SPYDER ER / SPYDER MR / SPYDER LR	Mobile short-to-medium-range air-defense family	Current Rafael materials conflict: one section says SR/ER up to 40 km and MR/LR up to 160 km, while embedded brochure text gives a 20-80 km family band; these are variant/configuration claims, not one normalized SPYDER envelope REPORTED	6-12 km in the current AiO SR/ER brochure; no clean family-wide normalized altitude figure is published for all variants VERIFIED	› Python 5 › I-Derby › I-Derby ER › booster-assisted MR/LR derivatives	SR/ER variants mount radar sensor on the C2 unit; MR/LR use separate truck-mounted radar; launchers embed TopLite EO sensor	Philippines Czech Republic

Area Defense Backbone

National or regional backbone systems for lower-tier air and missile defense

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System	Type / Role	Range	Altitude	Interceptor(s)	Radar	Key Operators
Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T / PAC-3 CRI / PAC-3 MSE UKR combat	Lower-tier integrated air and missile defense	Public manufacturer sources reviewed do not publish a single normalized Patriot engagement range; envelope depends on interceptor, radar, target, and geometry UNAVAILABLE	No single normalized public altitude figure was identified in the official sources reviewed; Patriot is a lower-tier air-and-missile-defense system UNAVAILABLE	› PAC-2 GEM-T › PAC-3 CRI › PAC-3 MSE (hit-to-kill)	Patriot radar family; LTAMDS is the U.S. Army’s Patriot-radar modernization programme	United States Germany Ukraine Japan
SAMP/T SAMP/T / SAMP/T NG UKR combat	Long-range air and missile defense	No single normalized SAMP/T system range is published in the official sources reviewed; legacy Aster 30 descriptions are often reported in the 100 km class UNAVAILABLE	No single normalized SAMP/T engagement altitude is published in the official sources reviewed; MBDA reported a 2025 Aster 30 B1NT test at a flight altitude beyond 25 km, not a system-wide ceiling UNAVAILABLE	› Aster 30 B1 (legacy SAMP/T) › Aster 30 B1NT (SAMP/T NG)	Legacy and NG sensor configurations differ by variant; no normalized radar configuration is stated in the sources reviewed	France Italy Ukraine
Barak MX Barak MR / Barak LR / Barak ER	Multi-layer air and missile defense	35 km, 70 km, and 150 km are selectable interceptor-class ranges, not one Barak MX defended-area radius; overall envelope depends on selected missiles and sensors VERIFIED	Not published in official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE	› Barak MR › Barak LR › Barak ER	IAI/ELTA public material presents MMR, MF-STAR, and ALPHA as integration options; customer-selected sensors can be integrated, and Slovakia’s exact radar fit is not public	Slovakia (contracted)

Mid-Tier Bridge

Bridge systems between lower-layer air defense and upper-tier strategic interceptors

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System	Type / Role	Range	Altitude	Interceptor(s)	Radar	Key Operators
David's Sling David's Sling / SkyCeptor	Mid-tier / medium-range regional missile defense	Not published in official sources reviewed (emphasis on target classes) UNAVAILABLE	Finland’s procurement requirement specified at least 15,000 m; the reviewed official sources do not publish a normalized maximum system ceiling. VERIFIED	› Stunner › SkyCeptor (export/derivative designation)	AESA multi-mission radar (model not specified in reviewed official sources)	Israel Finland (procuring)

Upper-Tier BMD

Strategic ballistic-missile-defense systems shown separately from the lower-layer GBAD backbone

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System	Type / Role	Range	Altitude	Interceptor(s)	Radar	Key Operators
THAAD	Upper-tier ballistic-missile-defense system	Not published in official sources reviewed (emphasis on threat class, not horizontal range) UNAVAILABLE	Endo/exoatmospheric intercept capability VERIFIED	› THAAD hit-to-kill interceptor	AN/TPY-2 radar; the eighth U.S. battery minimum engagement package was to be paired with one	United States UAE Saudi Arabia
Arrow 3	Upper-tier ballistic-missile-defense interceptor within the Arrow Weapon System	Not published in official English-accessible sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE	Arrow 3 is described in reviewed official material as an exo-atmospheric interceptor; no normalized maximum altitude is published. VERIFIED	› Arrow 3 interceptor (upper-tier, exo-atmospheric)	Not clearly published in official English material reviewed	Israel Germany (contracted implementation path)

Point Defense

Iron Dome

Type / Role Short-range point defense / C-RAM / VSHORAD

Range 4-70 km (Tamir engagement envelope) VERIFIED

Altitude Not published in official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE

Interceptor(s)

› Tamir
› SkyHunter (U.S.-produced Tamir derivative)

Radar Battlefield radar (specific model not published in official pages reviewed)

Key Operators

Israel

Short-Medium Distributed Defense

NASAMS

AMRAAM / AMRAAM-ER / AIM-9X-2

UKR

Type / Role Short-to-medium-range ground-based air defense

Range Engagement envelope depends on effector; Kongsberg identifies AMRAAM as baseline, AMRAAM-ER as extending engagement volume, and AIM-9X-2 for shorter ranges UNAVAILABLE

Altitude Not published as a normalized NASAMS system-altitude figure in the official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE

Interceptor(s)

› AMRAAM
› AMRAAM-ER
› AIM-9X-2

Radar AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel in the standard NASAMS unit described by Kongsberg; configuration can integrate other active and passive sensors

Key Operators

Norway United States Ukraine Australia

Ukraine Relevance NASAMS has been supplied to Ukraine; the 11 July 2024 U.S. package included NASAMS munitions.

Sky Sabre

CAMM / Land Ceptor / CAMM-ER / Narew

Type / Role Short-to-medium-range ground-based air defense

Range 25 km class with CAMM; 40+ km class with CAMM-ER in Narew pathway VERIFIED

Altitude Not published in official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE

Interceptor(s)

› CAMM
› CAMM-ER (Polish Narew pathway)

Radar Saab Giraffe AMB 3D radar in UK Sky Sabre configuration

Key Operators

United Kingdom Poland

IRIS-T SLM

IRIS-T SLM / IRIS-T SLS

UKR

Type / Role Medium-range air-defense system

Range Up to 40 km VERIFIED

Altitude Up to 20 km VERIFIED

Interceptor(s)

› IRIS-T SLM guided missile

Radar TRML-4D in the published IRIS-T SLM fire-unit architecture; national configurations are not normalized here

Key Operators

Germany Ukraine Egypt Estonia

Ukraine Relevance IRIS-T SLM has been supplied to and used by Ukraine; this card does not retain unsupported exact early-delivery dates.

SPYDER

SPYDER SR / SPYDER ER / SPYDER MR / SPYDER LR

Type / Role Mobile short-to-medium-range air-defense family

Range Current Rafael materials conflict: one section says SR/ER up to 40 km and MR/LR up to 160 km, while embedded brochure text gives a 20-80 km family band; these are variant/configuration claims, not one normalized SPYDER envelope REPORTED

Altitude 6-12 km in the current AiO SR/ER brochure; no clean family-wide normalized altitude figure is published for all variants VERIFIED

Interceptor(s)

› Python 5
› I-Derby
› I-Derby ER
› booster-assisted MR/LR derivatives

Radar SR/ER variants mount radar sensor on the C2 unit; MR/LR use separate truck-mounted radar; launchers embed TopLite EO sensor

Key Operators

Philippines Czech Republic

Area Defense Backbone

Patriot

PAC-2 GEM-T / PAC-3 CRI / PAC-3 MSE

UKR

Type / Role Lower-tier integrated air and missile defense

Range Public manufacturer sources reviewed do not publish a single normalized Patriot engagement range; envelope depends on interceptor, radar, target, and geometry UNAVAILABLE

Altitude No single normalized public altitude figure was identified in the official sources reviewed; Patriot is a lower-tier air-and-missile-defense system UNAVAILABLE

Interceptor(s)

› PAC-2 GEM-T
› PAC-3 CRI
› PAC-3 MSE (hit-to-kill)

Radar Patriot radar family; LTAMDS is the U.S. Army’s Patriot-radar modernization programme

Key Operators

United States Germany Ukraine Japan

Ukraine Relevance On 11 July 2024, the U.S. announced one Patriot battery for Ukraine in a joint allied air-defence package.

SAMP/T

SAMP/T / SAMP/T NG

UKR

Type / Role Long-range air and missile defense

Range No single normalized SAMP/T system range is published in the official sources reviewed; legacy Aster 30 descriptions are often reported in the 100 km class UNAVAILABLE

Altitude No single normalized SAMP/T engagement altitude is published in the official sources reviewed; MBDA reported a 2025 Aster 30 B1NT test at a flight altitude beyond 25 km, not a system-wide ceiling UNAVAILABLE

Interceptor(s)

› Aster 30 B1 (legacy SAMP/T)
› Aster 30 B1NT (SAMP/T NG)

Radar Legacy and NG sensor configurations differ by variant; no normalized radar configuration is stated in the sources reviewed

Key Operators

France Italy Ukraine

Ukraine Relevance On 11 July 2024, the U.S. said allied support for Ukraine would include SAMP/T systems.

Barak MX

Barak MR / Barak LR / Barak ER

Type / Role Multi-layer air and missile defense

Range 35 km, 70 km, and 150 km are selectable interceptor-class ranges, not one Barak MX defended-area radius; overall envelope depends on selected missiles and sensors VERIFIED

Altitude Not published in official sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE

Interceptor(s)

› Barak MR
› Barak LR
› Barak ER

Radar IAI/ELTA public material presents MMR, MF-STAR, and ALPHA as integration options; customer-selected sensors can be integrated, and Slovakia’s exact radar fit is not public

Key Operators

Slovakia (contracted)

Mid-Tier Bridge

David's Sling

David's Sling / SkyCeptor

Type / Role Mid-tier / medium-range regional missile defense

Range Not published in official sources reviewed (emphasis on target classes) UNAVAILABLE

Altitude Finland’s procurement requirement specified at least 15,000 m; the reviewed official sources do not publish a normalized maximum system ceiling. VERIFIED

Interceptor(s)

› Stunner
› SkyCeptor (export/derivative designation)

Radar AESA multi-mission radar (model not specified in reviewed official sources)

Key Operators

Israel Finland (procuring)

Upper-Tier BMD

THAAD

Type / Role Upper-tier ballistic-missile-defense system

Range Not published in official sources reviewed (emphasis on threat class, not horizontal range) UNAVAILABLE

Altitude Endo/exoatmospheric intercept capability VERIFIED

Interceptor(s)

› THAAD hit-to-kill interceptor

Radar AN/TPY-2 radar; the eighth U.S. battery minimum engagement package was to be paired with one

Key Operators

United States UAE Saudi Arabia

Arrow 3

Type / Role Upper-tier ballistic-missile-defense interceptor within the Arrow Weapon System

Range Not published in official English-accessible sources reviewed UNAVAILABLE

Altitude Arrow 3 is described in reviewed official material as an exo-atmospheric interceptor; no normalized maximum altitude is published. VERIFIED

Interceptor(s)

› Arrow 3 interceptor (upper-tier, exo-atmospheric)

Radar Not clearly published in official English material reviewed

Key Operators

Israel Germany (contracted implementation path)

Methodology

Matrix 17 v2 inherits its figures from the published system-card archive instead of maintaining a separate standalone fact surface. The live frame now covers allied and export-reference systems with stronger public-source footing, while benchmark peers and Aegis BMD / Ashore stay outside the table until a separate comparison frame is warranted. No classified, export-controlled, or operationally sensitive data is used.

Verified

Confirmed by official manufacturer or government publication.

Reported

Widely cited in credible open-source analysis but not officially confirmed.

Unavailable

No reliable open-source figure identified. Marked for future verification.

Last reviewed: 2026-03-28 — Matrix version 2.0 — Foundry Brief editorial methodology applies to all cells.